Albert A. Tofte
Database Record Change Request
| Name at Enlist | Albert A. Tofte |
| Birth Name | Albert August Nielsen Tofte |
| Other Names | Albert A. Neilson |
| Lived | 7 Aug 1841 – 27 May 1919 |
| Birth Place | Bergen |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Fisher, Polk County, MN |
| Company at Enlistment | B |
| Rank at Enlistment | Sergeant |
| Death Location | Orono Township, Hennepin County, MN |
| Burial Location | Greenwood Cemetery, Fisher, Polk County, MN |
| Mother | Elisabeth Bergithe Jørgensen |
| Mother Lived | 17 Sep 1819-17 Feb 1904 |
| Father | Niels Asbjørnsen Tofte |
| Father Lived | 1805-21 Jul 1877 |
| Immigration | 1859 |
| Spouse | Ingeborg Westlund |
| Spouse Lived | 1851-30 Jan 1909 |
| Married On | 16 May 1873 |
Albert A. Tofte was born in Bergen, Norway on August 7, 1841 to Niels Asbjørnsen Tofte and Elisabeth Bergithe Jørgensen. He immigrated in 1859 and settled in Stoughton, Dane County, WI. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company B. The men of the company called themselves the “Wergeland Guards” in honor of Henrik Wergeland, the famous Norwegian writer and poet.
The army listed him as living in Fisher,Polk County, MN. Tofte served under another name, not yet uncovered. He served as a Sergeant (Sersjant), was wounded and taken prisoner at Murfreesboro (Battle of Stones River), TN and sent to Libby Prison at Richmond, VA.
After the war, Albert married Ingeborg Westlund on May 16, 1873. They were childless. They lived in Fisher, MN. He worked as a druggist.
Sources: Martin Ulvestad, Nordmændene i Amerika, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.261; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.274, photo; findagrave.com; 1900 Census, Roll: 781, Page: 4B, Enumeration District: 0219, FHL microfilm: 1240781; Civil War Pension Index, Roll #T288_475.