Gilbert Thorsten
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| Name at Enlist | Gilbert Thorsten |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Thosten, Tosten |
| Lived | ca. 1841 – 30 Oct 1862 |
| Resident of Muster-In | Clinton, Rock County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | G |
| Rank at Enlistment | Corporal |
| Muster Date | 13 Dec 1861 |
| Cause of Death | dysentery |
| Death Location | Mississippi River Island No. 10 |
| Burial Location | Mississippi River National Cemetery at Memphis, TN |
Gilbert Thorsten joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company G. The men of the company called themselves the “Rock River Rangers.”
The army listed him as living in Clinton, Rock County, WI, age 20, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on December 11, 1861 at Beloit and mustered at Madison, WI on December 13, 1861 as a Corporal (Korporal). He died of dysentery at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on 30 Oct 1862 and was buried in Mississippi River National Cemetery at Memphis, TN.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-9; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.98; Ole A. Buslett, Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers] (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.545; Martin Ulvestad, Nordmændene i Amerika, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.266; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.313.