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Iver Torkelson correspondence, 1863-1878
- Title
- Iver Torkelson correspondence, 1863-1878
- Identifier
- P0459
- Date
- 1863-1878
- Creator
- Torkelson, Iver
- Description
- Copies of letters of a Norwegian-born Jackson County, Wisconsin, farmer, county official, and Civil War veteran (letter from Camp Dennison, Ohio). One American letter discusses farm crops, horse thieves, and church. Torkelson was a member of Company H, Fifteenth Wisconsin Regiment. Cf. O.A. Buslett "Femtende Wisconsin," p. 577 and Waldemar Ager, "Oberst Heg og Hans Gutter," p. 281.
- Location: 2/A/6
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Civil War
- Lutheran Church
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County (Wis.)
- Femtende Wisconsin
- 15th Wisconsin Regiment
- Type
- Correspondence
- Photocopies
Collection
Citation
Torkelson, Iver, “Iver Torkelson correspondence, 1863-1878,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12441.