Christen Tostenson
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| Name at Enlist | Christen Tostenson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1833 – 15 Nov 1862 |
| Birth Place | Rønningen, Valders |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Manitowoc County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | F |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 12 Dec 1861 |
| Cause of Death | Disease |
| Death Location | Louisville, Jefferson County, KY |
Christen Tostenson was born in Rønningen, Valdres, Norway. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company F. The men of the company called themselves “KK’s Protectors” in honor of the 15th’s first Lieutenant Colonel, Kiler K. Jones.“F” was also known as the Valdres Company because a large number of its members hailed from the Valdres region of Norway.
The army listed him as living in Manitowoc County, WI, age 28, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on October 21, 1861 at Manitowoc, WI and mustered at Madison, WI on December 12, 1861 as a Private (Menig). He died of disease in Louisville, KY on November 15, 1862.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-8; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.92; Ole A. Buslett, Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers] (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.521; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.308; Blaine Hedberg, NAGC&NL.