Andrew T. Rothe
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| Name at Enlist | Andrew T. Rothe |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Anders |
| Lived | 1840 – 11 May 1864 |
| Birth Place | Voss |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Deerfield, Dane County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | H |
| Rank at Enlistment | Corporal |
| Muster Date | 16 Jan 1862 |
| Death Location | Augusta, Richmond County, GA |
| Burial Location | National Cemetery at Marietta, GA; section K, grave 173 |
Andrew T. Rothe joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company H. The men of the company called themselves “Heg’s Rifles” in honor of the 15th commander, Colonel Hans C. Heg. They were also known as the “Voss Company” because of a large number of them who were from the Voss region of Norway.
The army listed him as living in Deerfield, Dane County, WI, born at Voss, Norway, age 21, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on October 22, 1861 at Deerfield, and mustered at Madison, WI on February 13, 1862. He was designated Corporal (Korporal) on January 16, 1862. On December 31, 1862, he was captured by the enemy at Stones River, TN. He was exchanged through St. Louis, MO. Rothe was captured by the enemy again at Chickamauga, GA on September 20, 1863, and sent to Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. Rothe died in Augusta, GA on May 11, 1864 and was buried in National Cemetery at Marietta, GA; section K, grave 173.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-10; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.572; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.265; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.310.