Endre Gjerde
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| Name at Enlist | Endre Gjerde |
| Birth Name | Endre Gjerde |
| Other Names | Endre Pedersen Gerde |
| Lived | 3 Oct 1840 – 18 Jun 1865 |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Company at Enlistment | H |
| Death Location | Andersonville Prison, Macon County, GA |
| Immigration | 24 Jun 1844 |
Endre Gjerde was born on October 3, 1840 in Norway. He came to America at age three from Bergen on the “Juno”. The ship traveled from Bergen, Norway to the U.S. and arrived on June 24, 1844.
Gjerde joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company H. The men of the 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. Gjerde was taken prisoner at New Hope Church, GA on May 27, 1864. He died in Andersonville prison on June 18, 1865.
Sources: Norwegian Immigrants to the United States, A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Volume Two. 1844-1846, Gerhard B. Naeseth, Decorah, IA, 1997, number 4; New York Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850, Microfilm Serial #M237, Microfilm Roll #55.