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Erik Anderson

15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment

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Name at Enlist

Erik Anderson

Birth Name

Erik Anderson

Lived

ca 1832 –

Birth Country

Sweden

Resident of Muster-In

Nunda, McHenry County, IL

Rank at Enlistment

Private

Muster Date

24 May 1861

Remarks

IL 15th Inf Co F

Erik Anderson joined IL 15th Infantry Company F. Residence: Nunda, McHenry County, II. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 29. Farmer. Unmarried. Light [stet] eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years on 24 May 1861 at Freeport, IL. Mustered there the same day. Private. Discharged 24 May 1864 at Huntsville, AL, his term of service having expired.

Sources: Adjutant General Military and Naval Department Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Illinois State Archives Microfilm reel one, p 25.