Nils Emerson
15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment
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Name at Enlist | Nils Emerson |
Birth Name | Nils Emerson |
Lived | – |
Company at Enlistment | H |
Nils Emerson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company H. The men of his company called themselves “Heg’s Rifles” in honor of the 15th commander, Colonel Hans C. Heg. They were also known as the “Voss Company” because of a large number of them who were from the Voss region of Norway. He was wounded in the battle of Stones River, TN on December 31, 1862.
Sources: The Military History of Wisconsin in the War for the Union, Edwin B. Quiner, 1866, Clarke & Co., Chicago, p.621.
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