Samuel Knudtson
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| Name at Enlist | Samuel Knudtson |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Knutson, Knudson, Knudsen |
| Lived | ca. 1843 – 28 Oct 1862 |
| Resident of Muster-In | Scandinavia, Waupaca County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | I |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 20 Dec 1861 |
| Cause of Death | Disease |
| Death Location | Mound City, Pulaski County, IL |
| Burial Location | Mound City National Cemetery, Pulaski County, IL; section A, grave 873 |
Samuel Knudtson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company I. The men of the company called themselves the “Scandinavian Mountaineers” but were also known as the “Waupaca Company” because so many of them were living in that WI county when they enlisted. The army listed Knudtson as living in Scandinavia, Waupaca County, WI, age 18, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on November 5, 1861 at Scandinavia, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 20, 1861 as a Private (Menig). He died of disease at Mound City, IL on October 28, 1862. He was buried in Mound City National Cemetery; section A, grave 873.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-11; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.130; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.597; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.315; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.303.