Peter Hansen
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| Name at Enlist | Peter Hansen |
| Birth Name | Peder Refsland |
| Other Names | Hanson, Hansen Østre Barstad, Petter Hansen Skogn |
| Lived | 25 Nov 1822 – 25 Jul 1902 |
| Birth Place | Gjendal farm, Bakke, Vest-Agder fylke |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Christiana, Bad Ax (Vernon) County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | A |
| Rank at Enlistment | Second Ast. Surgeon |
| Muster Date | 20 Dec 1861 |
| Death Location | Bridgewater, McCook County, SD |
| Burial Location | Bridgewater Cemetery, Bridgewater, SD |
| Mother | Anne Evensdatter |
| Father | Hans Torstensen (Thorstensen Ytre) Gjendal |
| Spouse | Ingeborg Marie Iversdatter Østre Barstad |
| Spouse Lived | 1824- |
| Married On | 28 Oct 1847 |
| Marriage Location | Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway |
| 2nd Spouse | Gunhild Ommundsdatter Østre Øistad |
| 2nd Spouse Lived | 1817- |
| 2nd Marriage Date | 19 Jun 1851 |
| 2nd Marriage Location | Sokndal, Norway |
| 3rd Spouse | Karen Tonetta Kolbensdatter (Kolbeinsdatter) |
| 3rd Marriage Date | 1854 |
Peder Refsland was born in Gjendal, Bakke, Vest-Agder, Norway on November 25, 1822 to Hans Torstensen and Anne Evensdatter. He had three marriages: Ingeborg Barstad in 1846, Gunhild Øistad in 1851, and Karen Kolbensdatter in 1854. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company A. The men of the company called themselves the “St. Olaf’s Rifles.” They were also known as the “Sailor Company” because of the large number of seamen in its ranks, and as the “Chicago Company” because so many of its members were residents of that city. The army listed him as living in Christiana, WI. He served as the 2nd Assistant Surgeon. He died on July 25, 1902 at Bridgewater, SD.
Sources: Genealogical data provided by Blaine Hedberg, NAGC&NL and by The Westby Area Historical Society, Ellen Pederson; military service and pension data from Kathy Brown; Coon Prairie by Hjalmar Holand (Coon Prairie, WI, 1927) translated into English by Ovind M. Hovde (Decorah, IA, 1977); Civil War Compiled Military Service Records by Office of Adjutant General of the United States (Washington, DC); Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillage [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers] by Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, IA, 1895); Regimental Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20, Office of the Adjutant General State of Wisconsin (Madison, WI, 1885); and, Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volume I Office of the Adjutant General State of Wisconsin (Madison, WI, 1886); Vest-Agder fylke, Bakke i Bakke, Ministerialbok nr. A 3 (1815-1835), Fødte og døpte [Births and deaths] 1823, side 46-47.