John Simonsen
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| Name at Enlist | John Simonsen |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Simonson |
| Lived | ca. 1841 – 20 Sep 1863 |
| Resident of Muster-In | Norway Township, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | C |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 2 Dec 1861 |
| Cause of Death | Wounds |
| Death Location | Battle at Chickamauga, GA |
| Burial Location | Georgia |
John Simonsen joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company C. The men of the company called themselves the “Norway Bear Hunters,” but they were also known as the Color Company because the regimental Color Guard was attached to their company.
The army listed him as living in Norway Township, Racine County, WI, age 20, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on November 10, 1861 at Waterford, WI, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 2, 1861 as a Private (Menig). He was sick in Bowling Green, KY in September 1862. He fell in the battle at Chickamauga, GA on September 19, 1863, and died on September 20, 1863 of his wounds.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-5; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.50; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.428; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.328; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.299.