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Frederick Peterson muster roll, 1808-1986
- Title
- Frederick Peterson muster roll, 1808-1986
- Identifier
- P1651
- Date
- 1808-1986
- Description
- Muster rolls of infantry companies stationed at Fort Dearborn, Illinois. Include Frederick Peterson, possibly a Norwegian, term June 1, 1808 to June 1, 1812 (or 1813). According to Lovoll's A century of urban life (NAHA, 1988) pp. 9,318 (note 15), in 1812 Peterson was among those killed in a bloody massacre; "surviving accounts of a "Norwegian fiddler" at the fort would lead one to conclude that the fiddler and private Peterson were on and the same."
- Location: 13/B/6
- Extent
- 1 folder
Collection
Citation
Peterson, Frederick A., 1808-1885, “Frederick Peterson muster roll, 1808-1986,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10934.