Bjorn Halvorson
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| Name at Enlist | Bjorn Halvorson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1840 – 15 Dec 1863 |
| Birth Place | Hallingdal |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Madison, Dane County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | F |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 26 Feb 1862 |
| Cause of Death | wounds |
| Death Location | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN |
Bjorn Halvorson was born in Hallingdal, Norway. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company F. The men of the company called themselves “KK’s Protectors” in honor of the 15th’s first Lieutenant Colonel, Kiler K. Jones. “F” was also known as the Valdres Company because a large number of its members hailed from the Valdres region of Norway. The army listed him as living in Madison, Dane County, WI, a farmer, age 23, and unmarried. He had blue eyes, blond hair, fair complexion, and stood 5’5”. He enlisted for three years on February 24, 1862 at Decorah, Winneshiek County IA, and mustered on February 26, 1862 at Madison as a Private (Menig). He was sick on August 15, 1862, and sent to hospital in Albany. He was moved to a hospital in Louisville, KY on August 26, 1862. He was wounded in Chickamauga, GA on September 20, 1863. He was then sent to a hospital in Chattanooga, TN on November 28, 1863, where he died on December 15, 1863.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-8; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.88; Det Femtende Regiment. Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett, Decorah, IA, 1894, p.505; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.307; Nordmændene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.286.