Index Norwegians: In Texas Confederate
By the outbreak of the War Between the States, there were some 350 Norwegians, of all ages and both sexes, residing in the State of Texas. The following 91 served in the Confederate army (in parenthesis is noted birthplace in Norway, if known).
Note that all names are indexed here in the spelling most frequently used on the muster rolls (more or less radically changed from the original Norwegian spelling). Full Norwegian name is given in connection with date and place of birth in the roster.
Name Birthplace Unit of Service
1. AANONSON, Simon A Froland 2nd Texas Infantry
2. ALBERTSON, Elif Holt 20th Texas Cavalry
3. ALBERTSON, Elling Holt 11th Texas Infantry
4. ALBERTSON, Tom Holt 11th Texas Infantry
Mechling's-Haldeman's Battery
5. ANDERSON, Andrew Høvåg 20th Texas Cavalry
6. ANDERSON, Anton Moss 1st Texas Infantry
7. ANDERSON, Knud Løten 11th Texas Infantry
8. ANDERSON, Ole A Åmli 1st Texas Heavy Artillery
9. ANDERSON, Otto Moss 6th Texas Cavalry
10. BENSON, John H Holt 10th Texas Cavalry
11. BROWN, Alexander Stavanger 20th Texas Cavalry
12. BROWN, Martin A Stavanger 13th Texas Infantry
13. CANUTESON, Canute H LaSalle co, Ill. 31st Texas Cavalry
14. CANUTESON, Christian ---------------- *
15. CANUTESON, Neil Suldal Frontier Texas Cavalry
16. CANUTESON, Ole A Kendall, N.Y. 30th Texas Cavalry
17. DAHL, Hendrick O Stange 30th Texas Cavalry
18. DAHLE, Oliver ---------------- 1st Texas Heavy Artillery
19. DOLSON, Benjamin Fredrikstad 26th Texas Cavalry
1st Texas Heavy Artillery
20. FOSS, Oley J Vestre Toten 3rd Texas Cavalry
21. GRAGARD, John J Lillesand CAPTAIN, 3rd Texas Cavalry
22. GRAGARD, Nicholas C Lillesand 3rd Texas Cavalry
23. GRANN, Helge J Vang 7th Texas Infantry
2rd Texas Cavalry
24. GREGARD, Thomas F Lillesand 1st Texas Infantry
28th Texas Cavalry
25. GRIMLAND, Gjeruld Åmli *
26. GRIMLAND, Gunsten Åmli 11th Texas Infantry
27. GRIMLAND, Neils Åmli 11th Texas Infantry
28. GRIMLAND, Ole Åmli 11th Texas Infantry
29. GRIMLAND, Yern Åmli *
30. HANSON, Charles Halden 3rd Texas Infantry
31. HILJESON, Tollef ---------------- 19th Texas Infantry
32. HOLVERSON, Aadne Skjold Frontier Texas Cavalry
33. HOLVERSON, Holver C Åmli "conscripts, Texas" *
34. JENSON, Even Tromøy 31st Texas Cavalry
35. JENSON, Hans Holt 3rd Texas Cavalry
36. JENSON, James S Holt Frontier Texas Cavalry
37. JENSON, Jens Tromøy *
38. JENSON, Jens [not same as 36] Holt *
39. JENSON, Oley Holt 3rd Texas Cavalry
40. JENSON, Peder ---------------- *
41. JOHNSON, Christopher Tromøy Frontier Texas Cavalry
42. JOHNSON, John Jœren Frontier Texas Cavalry
43. JOHNSON, Otto J Åmot Frontier Texas Cavalry
44. KNUDSON, Aanon Froland *
45. KNUDSON, Knud Tovdal 2d Texas Infantry
20th Texas Cavalry
46. LARSON, Lars ---------------- O. G. Jones' Battery
47. LEE, Olston O Holt A. T. Rainey's Company
13th Texas Cavalry
48. LINBURGH, Alexander M Grove (Grue) 31st Texas Cavalry
49. LUND, David Bergen 15th Texas Infantry
50. NELSON, Knud Froland 11th Texas Infantry
51. NELSON, William ---------------- 11th Texas Cavalry & Infantry Battalion
52. NEWMAN, Thomas A ---------------- 26th Texas Cavalry
53. NEYSTEL, John Åmli 11th Texas Infantry
54. NEYSTEL, Osman Åmli Frontier Texas Cavalry
55. NEYSTEL, Terry O Åmli *
56. NORTON, Alonzo B ---------------- 5th Texas Infantry
57. OLSEN, Alexander E ---------------- 1st Texas Heavy Artillery
58. OLSON, J ---------------- 4th Cavalry, Arizona Brigade
59. OLSON, Ole Løten 20th Texas Cavalry
60. OLSON, Ole R Tovdal *
61. OLSON, Ole W Tovdal 6th Texas Cavalry
62. OLSON, Sven Tovdal *
63. OULSON, Lars Løten 31st Texas Cavalry
64. PAASCHE, Elias Mississippi 4th Texas Cavalry
65. PEDERSON, Christopher Stange 31st Texas Cavalry
66. PIERSON, Peter Tromøy Frontier Texas Cavalry
67. POULSON, Casper A Stange 31st Texas Cavalry
68. POULSON, George H Stange 15th Texas Infantry
69. QUESTAD, Even Løten Frontier Texas Cavalry
70. REIERSON, Charles N Holt 31st Texas Cavalry
71. REIERSON, Christian A Kristiansand A. T. Rainey's Company
3rd Texas Cavalry
72. REIERSON, John H Kristiansand 2nd LIEUTENANT, 20th Texas Cavalry Letter
73. REIERSON, Otto Th Holt 3rd Texas Cavalry
74. SHEFTER, Antone Elverum 18th Texas Cavalry
75. SKIMLAND, Canute R Stord (?) Frontier Texas Cavalry
76. SKIMLAND, Elias R Stord (?) Frontier Texas Cavalry
77. SKIMLAND, R R Stord (?) *
78. SPAUNBURGH, Peter N Stange Good's-Douglas' Battery
79. STRAND, Christian O Elverum 7th Texas Infantry
58th Illinois Infantry (UNION)
80. SWENSON, Erik B Tynset 30th Texas Cavalry
81. SWENSON, Niels B Tynset 30th Texas Cavalry
82. SWENSON, Otto B Tynset Frontier Texas Cavalry
83. TARGARSON, Thomas Åmli 11th Texas Infantry
84. TELLEFSON, Ole C Kristiansand 1st Texas Heavy Artillery
Texas Marine Department
85. THODBERG, Samuel M ---------------- 11th Texas Infantry
86. THOMPSON, Andrew ---------------- 15th Texas Infantry
87. TONNESON, Tonnes Stavanger (?) *
88. TORGASON, Gregory Holt 11th Texas Infantry
ASSISTANT SURGEON, C.S.A
89. WARENSKJOLD, William Holt 2nd LIEUTENANT, 11th Texas Infantry
90. WIIN, Ole Løten Frontier Texas Cavalry
91. WILSON, George ---------------- 2d Texas Infantry
Texas Marine Department
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