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Soldier Profiles S-T-U15th
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry |
Private Ole
Steensland of Company E
POW for 19 months, including 11 in
Andersonville Prison
Image WHi (X3) 30021, State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
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Below is a list of profiles for some of the 15th's soldiers whose last names begin with S, T, or U. 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 - S | Highest Rank | Unit | Place of Birth | Residence at Muster-In |
| SAMUELSON Svend |
2nd Lieutenant | F | Mitsum farm, Krogstad (Kråkstad) parish, Akershus county, Kingdom of Norway |
Eaton Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |
| SCHLAMBUSCH (SCHLANBUSCH) Arnoldus |
Sergeant | A | Vossevangen, Kingdom of Norway | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| SHIPNESS (SHIPNES) (SKIPSNES) Ole C. Johnson | Lieutenant Colonel | F&S | Skipness
Tavern, Holla, Telemark Kingdom of Norway | Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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SIME Knud J. |
Captain | H | Voss, Hordaland, Kingdom of Norway | Cambridge, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| SIMONSON (SIMONSEN) Casper Sandel |
Private |
I |
Hammershaug-eie |
Scandinavia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin |
| SIMONSON Thor |
1st Lieutenant | F | ? | Christian County, State of Illinois |
| SIVERTSEN Baard |
Sergeant | B | Kingdom of Norway | Deerfield Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| SIVLE Amund Petersen | Sergeant | A | Voss, Kingdom of Norway | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| SKOFSTAD Albert (Anton Johannesen) | Captain | D | Lier, near Drammen, Buskerud, Kingdom of Norway |
Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin |
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SKOGNÆS Petter Hansen | Private | A | Gjendal, Bakke, Vest-Agder Kingdom of Norway |
Town of Christiana, Bad Ax (now Vernon) County, Wisconsin |
| SLOAN (SLAAEN) Thor P. | 1st Sergeant | E | Nordre Fron, Gudbrandsdalen Kingdom of Norway |
Buchanan, La Crosse County, Wisconsin |
| SORENSON (SORENSEN) (SÖRENSEN) Hans Christian | Private | C | Gjerpen, Telemark Kingdom of Norway |
Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin |
| STEEN Otto F. |
Sergeant | K | Kristiana (Oslo), Kingdom of Norway |
Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| STEENSLAND Ole |
Private | E | Steinsland, Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Kingdom of Norway |
Moscow Township, Iowa County, Wisconsin |
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STORLIE Christian Knudson |
Private | H | Storeli Farm, Naes Parish, Hallingdal, Buskerud, Kingdom of Norway |
Spring Grove, Houston County, Minnesota |
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STRAND Christian |
Corporal | D | Kingdom of Norway | New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin |
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SVARTTANGEN Thor Larsen |
Brevet Captain | F | Gjerpen, near Skien, Telemark, Kingdom of Norway | Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |
| SYVERTSON Brown |
Sergeant | B | Haugsgjerd farm, Tittelsnes, Sunnhordland, Kingdom of Norway | Deerfield Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| SÅHEIMSMOGEN Peder Torgiersen | Private | K | Tinn, Telemark, Kingdom of Norway |
Bad Ax (now Vernon) County, Wisconsin |
| Names - T | Highest Rank | Unit | Place of Birth | Residence at Muster-In |
| TANDBERG Christian E. | 1st Lieutenant | D | Kingdom of Norway | Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| THOE John (Johanes) Johnson |
Private | K | Aasten undre Aabøe, Hjartdal, Telemark, Kingdom of Norway | Worth County, Iowa |
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THOMAS Peter Dabney |
Servant | G | Dabney Plantation, Lake County, Tennessee | Dabney Plantation, Lake County, Tennessee |
| THOMPSON Andrew |
Corporal | F | Kingdom of Norway | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |
| THOMPSON (TOMPSON) Charles (Charley) | Private | K | Tinn, Telemark Kingdom of Norway |
Winneshiek County, Iowa |
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THOMPSON Michael | Sergeant | I | Eilerås, Sveio, Finnås parish, Hordaland
County, Kingdom of Norway |
Scandinavia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin |
| THOMPSON Oliver G. |
2nd Lieutenant | A | Solberg farm, Skjeberg, Østfold, Kingdom of Norway | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| THOMPSON (TOMPSON) Peter (Peder) | Private | K | Tinn, Telemark Kingdom of Norway |
Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| THOMPSON Thomas |
Corporal | A | ? | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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THORBJØRNSEN Ole | 2nd Lieutenant | A | Solberg farm, Skjeberg, Østfold, Kingdom of Norway | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| THORSON Nels Olavis | Private | B | Ersland, Kingdom of Norway | Winchester Township, Winnebago County, Wisconsin |
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THORSTAD Ingebrigt Johannes | Private | I | Thorstad Farm, Sogndal, Sogn and Fjordane County, Kingdom of Norway | Waushara County, Wisconsin |
| TIEGEN Peter Peterson | Private | B | ? | Primrose Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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TILDEN Gullick Olson | Private | I | Kingdom of Norway | Nevada, Mower County, Minnesota |
| TJENTLAND Peder W. |
2nd Lieutenant | E | Aardal, Stavanger, amt, Kingdom of Norway |
Primrose Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| TOBIASEN Nels M. |
Corporal | D | ? | Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| TORBJORNSEN (TORBENSON) Carl |
Corporal | C | Hjartdal, Sauland, Telemark, Kingdom of Norway |
Muskego, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| TORGERSEN (TORGESON) Torkild (Thomas) | Private | F | Salersdal, Kingdom of Norway | Dane County, Wisconsin |
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TORGERSON (TORGERSEN) Torger (Torge) | Private | F | Omli, Vestfold, Kingdom of Norway | Door County, Wisconsin |
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TORKILDSON (TORKILDSEN) Andrew (Andreas) | Captain | A | Bakke Parish, Lister and Mandel County, Kingdom of Norway | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| TORSTENSON Ole |
Sergeant | H | Kingdom of Norway | Christiana Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| TUFTE Nels G. (Semb Gregoriussen) |
1st Lieutenant | D | near Skien, Gjerpens parish, Telemark county, Kingdom of Norway |
Pine Lake, Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
| TVEDT Osmund Jansen | Private | K | Tvedt, Årdal, Rogaland, Kingdom of Norway |
Fillmore County, Minnesota |
| TYKESON (THYKESSON) Rollef (Rolleiv) (Rolfe) | Private | K | Ytterbø farm, Lunde, Bø Parish, Telemark county, Kingdom of Norway | Freeborn County, Minnesota |
| TYSDAHL Johannes |
Private | E | Øvre Tysdal, Aardal, Stavenger (now Rogaland), Kingdom of Norway |
Perry Township, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Names - U | Highest Rank | Unit | Place of Birth | Residence at Muster-In |
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URNESS (URÆNES) Anders Johnson | Color Sergeant | B | Urnæs, Sogn, Kingdom of Norway |
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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URNESS, (URÆNES) Ole Johnson | Corporal | B & H | Urnæs, Sogn, Kingdom of Norway |
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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URNESS (URÆNES) Peter | Private | Co. B | Urnæs, Sogn, Kingdom of Norway |
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin |
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