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Knud Østensen Rulland correspondence, 1859-1863
Civil War and other letters received by Rulland (born in Nordre Fron, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, emig. 1854), Coon Prairie, Wisconsin. -
Ole Steensland papers, 1900-1963
Papers of a western Dane County, Wisconsin, farmer, biographical data, an address given at a reunion of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry at Scandia Hall, Chicago (August 29, 1900), in which Steensland recounts his Civil War Experiences including those at Andersonville prison, a temperance lecture given at Perry, Wisconsin, "A Condensed History of Steensland's Life," 20 pages, and photocopies of a 1900 speech by Steensland printed in an unidentified newspaper and of an obituary. -
Ole Thostenson notebook, 1879-1880
Biographical notes about a Wisconsin resident, telling of his father Tosten Olson's problems in selling his farm, and of his enlistment in military service (Civil War). He served in the 15th Wisconsin Regiment from 1861 to 1865, attaining the rank of sergeant. For a biographical sketch see Buslett's Femtende Wisconsin, pages 577-578. His father was a Slooper; lived in Michigan, Fox River settlement, and in 1840 to Albion township, Dane Co., Wis. -
Ole Bendickson (Rudie) papers, 1881, 1978
Translation of a poetic memoir (4 typescript pages) written in 1881 by an emigrant from Slidre, Valdres, who came to Winneshiek County, Iowa, in 1857 and later moved west. The memoir is supplemented by an account of his later years written by a granddaughter. Ole and a brother enlisted in Co. D., 138th Iowa Infantry, sworn in August 20, 1862. The brother was killed June 16, 1863. Civil War. Ole moved to Winnebago Co., Iowa 1866 and died while living with a daughter near Lemmon, South Dakota.
Includes poetic memoir "Memory Song" (February 5, 1881. Translated by Mrs. Lila Evenhus; "Ole Bendickson's Later Life" (1 page typescript), written by Mrs. Lila Evenhus (1978). Topics Addressed: Single motherhood (p.1); Civil War (p.1-2); Enlistment (p.2); Vicksburg (p.2); Disease (p.2); School teaching (p.2-3); Founding a farm (p.3); Prayer (p.3-4); Sorrow (p.4); and Death (p.4). -
Ove Ling papers, 1863
Copies of three Civil War letters written by a Private in Company I, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, then in Tennessee, to wife and daughter. An explanation by a great-great-grandson, J. E. Storsel, is included as are notes by Rolf Erickson, who uncovered these letters. Lind was slain at Vicksburg, Mississippi, February, 1864. According to Martin Ulvestad, Ove Lind had emigrated from Kristiania, enlisted in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
First letter written in some town in Tennessee and dated May 8, 1863 [perhaps Memphis]; second letter written in some other town in Tennessee (beginning with the letter 'C' [perhaps Colliersville], dated January 31, 1864; and third letter written in some town in Mississippi beginning with the letter 'N' [perhaps Natchez, dated November 10, 1863. -
Ludwig Edward Olson papers, 1872-1873
Two biographical sketches in bound typescript form and illustrated with family photographs.
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"Grandpa Made Knives" by Ludwig E. Olson and Rolf H. Erickson (1972); the saga of Knut Langedal Olson (1845-1933), a Norwegian immigrant, farmer, and blacksmith, who emigrated to the Manitowoc area in Wisconsin I 1867; The authors are a grandson and great-grandson of Knut L. Olson. "Grandpa Went to War" by Ludwig E. Olson (1973); the life story of Samuel C. Onson (1840-1903), a Norwegian-born soldier in the American Civil War; Samuel Onson emigrated to America in 1858 and served in Company B of the 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; written by a grandson of Onson. -
George (Guttorm Johnson Hovden) Johnson diary, 1863-1865
The Civil War Diary of a member of the 15th Wisconsin Regiment, Company G, born in Sigdal, Norway, covering the years 1863-1865. Enlisted as George Johnson, 28 September 1861, he immediately became a Sergeant and later a Second Lieutenant. After the war he married Ragne Snersrud and lived on a farm near Ridgeway, Iowa. The diary was translated by Norma Johnson Jordahl and edited by O. M. Hovde in 1971. The original diary is in the Luther College Library at Decorah, Iowa. -
Ebert Sorkness papers, 1910-1912
Copy of two "America Letters" from Colfax, Wisconsin, 1910-1912, family information, and an obituary notice for Sorkness, who was a Norwegian-American Civil War Veteran. -
Della Kittleson Dokken Catuna papers, 1887-1989
Research material and working copies for Della Catuna's translation of "Colonel Heg and His Boys" by Waldemar Ager. Her translation of the Ager book was used, together with a translation by Clarence A. Clausen, for "Colonel Heg and His Boys," which NAHA published in 2000. Other family papers are also included.
Includes:- Copy of "The Battle of Stone's River," from the official report by Col. W. P. Carlin in "The War of the Rebellion" (1887, 1977).
- Volume of a copy of Catuna's manuscript "prepared in 1989 from a carbon copy… by Robert Kittelson for interim family use. Various 'additions' and 'corrections' by Robert Kittelson following research and additional information by Aunt Della."
- Translation of "Colonel Heg and His Boys" by Catuna (1976), pages 101-120.
- Translation of "Colonel Heg and His Boys" by Catuna (1976), pages 121-324.
- Correspondence between Catuna and Clarence A Clausen about the translation, editing and publication of Ager's book on the 15th Wisconsin (1977-1986). Also included are personal notes.
- "Life of Dordei, Mrs. Dora Kittleson," the story Catuna's mother. First written in 1929 "as an English assignment," rewritten after her mother's death in 1934 and published in the Blair, Wisconsin, newspaper.
- ranscriptions of Civil War Letters of Lars and Knudt Olsen Dokken (1862-1863). Included is 1 photograph.
- Copies of Civil War Letters of Lars and Knudt Olsen Dokken, of whom Catuna was a niece (1862-1863). Included are 3 photographs. The letters are held in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
- Copy of "The Scandinavian Regiment and Its Colonel," from "Annals of the Army of the Cumberland" (1863, 1977).
- Translation of "Colonel Heg and His Boys" by Catuna (1976), pages 1-101.
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Gulbrand Olsen Berge papers, 1886
Copy of "The Autobiography of Gulbrand O. Berge, 1827-1886." Born in Valdres, Norway, Berge emigrated in 1849 and settled near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He served in the 37th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War. These memoirs were published in Decorah-Posten in 1932, August 9 and 16. See also Ole Olsen Berge Papers, P 35.