Syvert Lee
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| Name at Enlist | Syvert Lee |
| Birth Name | Sjur Nielsen Lie |
| Other Names | Syvert Anderson |
| Lived | 10 Feb 1845 – 22 Jun 1914 |
| Birth Place | Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | USA |
| Resident of Muster-In | Deerfield, Dane County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | H |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 16 Feb 1864 |
| Death Location | Grafton, Walsh County, ND |
| Burial Location | Grafton Lutheran Church, Grafton, Walsh County, ND |
| Mother | Gunvor Sjursdatter Gilderhus |
| Mother Lived | Mar 1805-?1874 |
| Father | Anders Nielsen Lee |
| Father Lived | Oct 1814-16 Feb 1907 |
| Spouse | Julia Johnson (Aslaug Gurine Peterson) |
| Spouse Lived | 2 Jun 1849-1 Jan 1922 |
| Married On | 19 Nov 1870 |
| Marriage Location | Dodge County, MN |
Sjur Nielsen Lie (used Syvert/Siver as an adult) was born in Dane County, WI, on February 10, 1845, to Andrew Nielson Lie and Gunvor Sjursdatter. His parents and older siblings had immigrated from Norway in 1841. In 1860, he was living with his family in Deerfield, Dane County, WI.
As Syvert Lee, he 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, and age 19. He enlisted for three years on January 25, 1864, at Madison, WI, and mustered there on February 16, 1864, as a Private (Menig).
Anderson joined Company H at Strawberry Plains, VA, on March 31, 1864. He was wounded and taken prisoner at New Hope Church, GA, on May 27, 1864. He was exchanged and returned to his company on August 4, 1864. He was temporarily assigned to the WI 24th Infantry and then was transferred to K Company of the WI 13th on June 10, 1865, and mustered out November 24, 1865.
After the war, he moved to Dodge County, MN, where he married Julia Johnson. They had 14 children, including Julia Mathilde (1871-1944), Geolena Bethea (1874-1949), John Levin (1875-1939), Gunhild Martina (1878-?), Anne S. (1880-1964), Andrew Nordin (1881-1882), Emma Nordina (1883-1884), Andrew Nordin (1884-1968), Ida Marie (1886-1888), Willie/William T. (1888-1952), Ida Marie (1888-1891), Clarence (1890-1891), and Nels Richard (1892-1967). The family moved to Pembina County, Dakota Territory, then Grafton, Walsh County, ND. Sever died on June 2, 1914, and Julia on January 1, 1922. They are buried in Grafton Lutheran Church Cemetery, Grafton, Walsh County, ND.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-13; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Officem vol. 20, p. 118; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett, 1894, B. Anundsen, Decorah, IA, p. 567, p. 568 photo; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p. 279 photo, p. 310; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p. 306; Blaine Hedberg, NAGC&NL; 1860 Census, Roll: M653_1403, Page: 299, Image: 305, Family History Library Film: 805403; 1880 Census, Roll: 114, Family History Film: 1254114, Page: 78C, Enumeration District: 077, Image: 0170; 1900 Census, Roll: 1233, Page: 9A, Enumeration District: 0208, FHL microfilm: 1241233; findagrave.com; MN Marriages Index, FHL Film #1316657; Norwegian Immigrants to the United States. A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Volume One 1825-1843, Gerhard B. Naeseth, 2008, Anundsen Publishing Co., Decorah, IA, p. 121, IDs 150, 151.