Christ Johnson
15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment
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| Name at Enlist | Christ Johnson |
| Birth Name | Christ Johnson |
| Lived | – |
| Company at Enlistment | K |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
Christ Johnson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company A as a Private (Menig). 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. Johnson was wounded in the Battle of Pumpkin Vine Creek, near Dallas, GA on May 27, 1864.
Sources: The Military History of Wisconsin in the War for the Union, Edwin B. Quiner, 1866, Clarke & Co., Chicago, p.629.
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