[#6912] Nordmenn i den amerikanske borgerkrigen

[Gjest Per Hansen]

Er det noen som vet om det finnes norske/engelske bøker med oversikt over utvandrede nordmenn som var med i den amerikanske borgerkrigen 1861-65? Eller om det er steder på Internett med de samme opplysningene?. Mvh. Per Hansen

[Gjest Ketil Firing Hanssen]

Prøv denne siden:15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry - The Scandinavian Regiment

[Gjest Halvor Aaby]

Ei anna bok er: Torbjørn Greipsland: Drøm og dramatikk i det norske Amerika. Oslo 1997.

[Gjest Kjellaug Robberstad Petit]

Her kan du og muligens finne noen. Jeg vet at slekt av min tipp oldemor drog dit og at noen var med i borgerkrigen. mvh Kjellaug

[Gjest Kjellaug Robberstad Petit]

Military index Her kan du og muligens finne noen. Jeg vet at slekt av min tipp oldemor drog dit og at noen var med i borgerkrigen. mvh Kjellaug

[Gjest Per Hansen]

Takk for alle tips så langt. Mvh. Per Hansen

[Gjest Laila Normann Christiansen]

Hva het krigeren din da? Jeg har abonnement i ett par databaser..... Laila

[Gjest Sigmund Rannem]

Du kan proeve denne siden ogsaa:http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/roster/search.aspRoster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865Her har jeg funnet bror til en av mine aner.Mvh Sigmund

[Gjest Per Hansen]

Det var 2 brødre som var med i denne borgerkrigen, Casper Andrew Poulson og George H. Poulson. Begge var på denne tiden bosatt i Bosque county, Texas. Per

[Gjest Laila Normann Christiansen]

Det ga ikke noe mer enn du visste, regner jeg med: Surname: Poulson, Given name: Casper, Middle name: A. Company: B, Unit: 31 Texas Cavalry, Rank: Private, Rank Discharge: Private, Allegiance: ConfederateHerr. George H. fant jeg ikke (hva var fødselsdatoen hans?)About the database: Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR) Each volunteer soldier has one Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) for each regiment in which he served. The CMSR contains basic information about the soldier's military career, and it is the first source the researcher should consult. The CMSR is an envelope (a jacket) containing one or more cards. These cards typically indicate that the soldier was present or absent during a certain period of time. Other cards may indicate the date of enlistment and discharge, amount of bounty paid him, and other information such as wounds received during battle or hospitalization for injury or illness. The soldier's place of birth may be indicated; if foreign born, only the country of birth is stated. The CMSR may contain an internal jacket for so-called "personal papers" of various kinds. These may include a copy of the soldier's enlistment paper, papers relating to his capture and release as a prisoner of war, or a statement that he had no personal property with him when he died. Note, however, that the CMSR rarely indicates battles in which a soldier fought; that information must be derived from other sources. A CMSR is as complete as the surviving records of an individual soldier or his unit. The War Department compiled the CMSRs from the original muster rolls and other records some years after the war to permit more rapid and efficient checking of military and medical records in connection with claims for pensions and other veterans' benefits. The abstracts were so carefully prepared that it is rarely necessary to consult the original muster rolls and other records from which they were made. When the War Department created CMSRs at the turn of the century, information from company muster rolls, regimental returns, descriptive books, hospital rolls, and other records was copied verbatim onto cards. A separate card was prepared each time an individual name appeared on a document. These cards were all numbered on the back, and these numbers were entered onto the outside jacket containing the cards. The numbers on the jacket correspond with the numbers on the cards within the jacket. These numbers were used by the War Department only for control purposes while the CMSRs were being created; the numbers do not refer to other records regarding a veteran nor are they useful for reference purposes today.

[Gjest Laila Normann Christiansen]

Per, hva er epost-adressen din? Laila

[Gjest Anette Skogseth Clausen]

Historikeren Carl Jakob Skarstein kom i vår ut med boken "Til våpen for det nye land" (Cappelen forlag) (anmeldelse av boken: http://fedrelandsvennen.no/kultur/79734.html) hvor han tar for seg utvandrede nordmenns innsats i den amerikanske borgerkrigen. Kildematerialet for boken er brev fra de norske soldatene og deres dagbokopptegnelser. Skarstein går ned på individnivå i boken, så den er kanskje verdt å ta en titt i?

[Gjest Laila Normann Christiansen]

hos cyndislist finnes hauger med linker til forskjellig: Cyndislist civil war links Laila

[Gjest Per Hansen]

Hei Laila Det du fant om Casper A. P. var helt nytt for meg, så takk for det. George H. P. var f. 31.03.1843, på Vik i Stange, var døpt Halvor Georg Poulsen. Men som mange andre amerikafarere forandret også han navnet sitt. Epost-adressen min er per3@online.no Per

[Gjest Laila Normann Christiansen]

Fant'n ikke. Men jeg sender deg noen flere linker i privat mail. Laila

[Gjest Per Hansen]

Hjertelig takk til deg Laila, og alle andre som har kommet med tips og råd. mvh. Per