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Corp Arne Amundson

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Corp Arne Amundson Veteran

Birth
Voss, Voss kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway
Death
24 Jan 1936 (aged 92)
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.987886, Longitude: -87.6859558
Memorial ID
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VOL . Co G 15th WIS. INF.

Name: Arne Amundsen
Residence: Clinton, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1861
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
State Served: Wisconsin
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Wisconsin 15th Infantry Regiment on 03 Oct 1861.
Mustered out on 18 Apr 1865.

Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
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Surname: Arne Amundsen
Rank: CORPORAL
Company: G
Regiment: 15
State: WI
Arm of Service: INFANTRY
Reference: p 819 [414]
Location of Capture: NEW HOPE CHURCH, GA
Date of Capture: 27 May 1864
Page: 0
More Information: NO
Code: 45951
Grave: 0

Ref: Andersonville POWs
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AMONDSON, Arne
WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin. Born "Arne Amundsen Gjøastein" at Voss, Norway, 16 Jan 1844. Came to Jefferson Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1858. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 3 Oct 1861 at Beloit, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Dec 1861. Private. Sick at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on 7 Sep 1863. Taken prisoner at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864. His name is on a list of Andersonville prisoners of war. Promoted to Corporal 17 Jun 1864. Mustered out at Madison 28 Oct 1865. Post war: After the war, he lived in Chicago. Died 24 Jan 1936 at his home in Evanston, Illinois. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20 p98) (Buslett p526) (Ulvestad p262) (Ager p311) (Gjertveit) Ancestry.com) (VGC, Skandinaven, 25 Feb 1936) (Hedberg) "Gjoastein, Arne Amundsen" "Amundson, Arne"

Ref: Vesterheim.org "Norwegians in the Civil War"
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VOL . Co G 15th WIS. INF.

Name: Arne Amundsen
Residence: Clinton, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1861
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
State Served: Wisconsin
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Wisconsin 15th Infantry Regiment on 03 Oct 1861.
Mustered out on 18 Apr 1865.

Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
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Surname: Arne Amundsen
Rank: CORPORAL
Company: G
Regiment: 15
State: WI
Arm of Service: INFANTRY
Reference: p 819 [414]
Location of Capture: NEW HOPE CHURCH, GA
Date of Capture: 27 May 1864
Page: 0
More Information: NO
Code: 45951
Grave: 0

Ref: Andersonville POWs
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AMONDSON, Arne
WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin. Born "Arne Amundsen Gjøastein" at Voss, Norway, 16 Jan 1844. Came to Jefferson Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1858. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 3 Oct 1861 at Beloit, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Dec 1861. Private. Sick at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on 7 Sep 1863. Taken prisoner at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864. His name is on a list of Andersonville prisoners of war. Promoted to Corporal 17 Jun 1864. Mustered out at Madison 28 Oct 1865. Post war: After the war, he lived in Chicago. Died 24 Jan 1936 at his home in Evanston, Illinois. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20 p98) (Buslett p526) (Ulvestad p262) (Ager p311) (Gjertveit) Ancestry.com) (VGC, Skandinaven, 25 Feb 1936) (Hedberg) "Gjoastein, Arne Amundsen" "Amundson, Arne"

Ref: Vesterheim.org "Norwegians in the Civil War"
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  • Maintained by: Jim Nelson
  • Originally Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99923198/arne-amundson: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Arne Amundson (16 Jan 1844–24 Jan 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99923198, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Jim Nelson (contributor 47275092).