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Soldier Profiles P-Q-R15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
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Private Sivert Pederson of Company K
Promoted to Brevet Captain for bravery at
Stone River
Photo Collection PH2361, State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
Below is a list of profiles for some of the 15th's soldiers whose last names begin with P, Q, or R. Each profile contains detailed information on that soldier's military service in the 15th Wisconsin during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Some profiles also include a photo; some include pre- and/or post-war genealogical data. If alternative spellings of names are known, then they are listed within (parentheses). If an alternative last name is known, then it is listed separately, in its proper alphabetical location. Also shown is: the highest rank the soldier reached in the 15th; which part of the 15th they served in (either on the Field and Staff (F&S) or in one of its companies (A, B, C, etc.); their place of birth; and their residence at the time they joined the 15th.
| Names - P | Highest Rank | Unit | Place of Birth | Residence at Muster-In |
| PAULSON Gilbert |
Corporal | F | ? | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |
| PAULSON Paul Mikkelson |
Private | K | Kingdom of Norway | Worth County, Iowa |
| PEDERSON Axel |
Corporal | K | ? | Worth County, Iowa |
| PEDERSON Sivert (Siver) |
Brevet Captain | K | ? | Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| PEDERSON (PETERSON) Soren |
Private | K | near Lestrup, Zealand, Kingdom of Denmark |
Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin |
| PETERSEN (PETERSON) Amund (Aamund) |
Sergeant | A | Voss Kingdom of Norway |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| PETERSON (PEDERSON) Peter (Peder) |
Private | B | Teigen Farm, Hafslo Kingdom of Norway |
Primrose Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Names - R | Highest Rank | Unit | Place of Birth | Residence at Muster-In |
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REFSLAND Peder Hansen Store |
Private | A | Gjendal, Bakke, Vest-Agder Kingdom of Norway |
Town of Christiana, Bad Ax (now Vernon) County, Wisconsin |
| RICE Jarvis (James) L. |
Quartermaster Sergeant |
C and F&S |
? | Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin |
| RICE John T. |
Captain | C | ? | Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin |
| ROLFSEN (ROLFSON) Louis |
Private | C | near Christiana (Oslo), Kingdom of Norway |
Norway Township, Racine County, Wisconsin |
| ROSSING Thorkild A. |
Captain | E | Gaarden Rossing i Land, Kingdom of Norway |
Wiota, LaFayette County, Wisconsin |
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RUSTE (RØSTE) Christian (Kristian) Martin |
Private | E | Røste farm, Etnedalen, Valdres, Oppland, Kingdom of Norway | Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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