8th LOUISIANA Infantry Regiment

8th LOUISIANA Infantry Regiment

8th LOUISIANA Infantry Regiment
Mustered in 15 Jun 61, Camp Moore, La. Surrendered 9 Apr 65.

Co B (Bienville Rifles) (Orleans)

Private Samuel De WOLF

B: In Sweden. Enlisted at Camp Moore 23 June 1861. Discharged 10 Dec 61.

Private Herman GROVERMANT

B: In Sweden. Enlisted at Camp Moore 23 June 1861. Discharged 1865.

Private Charles A. JOHNSON

B: In Sweden. Enlisted at Camp Moore 23 June 1861. POW 2 Jun 62, Took Oath 10 Aug 62

Private David SCHMIDT

B: In Denmark. Enlisted at Camp Moore 17 Mar 1862. POW 31 May 62. Took Oath.

Private Gaspard SCHREEFLE

B: In Denmark. Enlisted at Camp Moore 11 Mar 1862. POW at Bristoe 62. Took Oath.

Private Frank NELSON

B: ca. 1833 in Norway. Enlisted at Camp Moore, La., 23 Jun 61. Present and accounted for through Aug 62. Killed in action at the battle of Sharpsburg, Md., 17 Sep 62. Description: By occupation a seaman, resident of New Orleans, single.

Co D (Sumter Guards) (Orleans)

Private John BROWN

B: In Denmark. Enlisted at Camp Moore 23 June 1861. Taken as POW. Took Oath Aug 62.

Private S. M. CRONANDER

B: In Norway. Enlisted at Camp Moore, La., 19 (?) Jul 61.
Killed in action at Port Republic, VA, 9th Jun 1862.

Private David NORMAN

B: In Sweden. Enlisted at Camp Moore 19 June 1861. Discharged 1865.

Private Thomas THORDALSEN

B: ca. 1816 in Norway. Enlisted at Camp Moore, La., 19 Jul 61. Absent sick in General Hospital, Centreville (?), Va., 4 Oct 61 - ? Discharged for disability at Louisiana Hospital, Richmond, Va., 5 Nov 1861 (Surgeon's Certificate). Description: By occupation a sailor, resident of New Orleans, single.

Co E - (Franklin Sharpshooters) (Franklin)

Private Peter PETERSON

B: In Denmark. Enlisted at Winnsborough 20 May 1862. Taken as POW at Strausburg 26 June 62. Took Oath 10 Aug 62.

Co F - (Opelousas Guards) (St. Landry)

Private Barton M. MULBACH

B: In Denmark. Enlisted at Camp Moore 22 June 1861. Discharged 11 Sept 64.

Statistics
? 12 Scandinavians in 8th Louisiana (5 Danes, 4 Swedes, 3 Norwegians).
Surpassed only by Frontier Texas Cavalry (14 Norwegians) and 11th Texas Infantry (12 Norwegians).
? 2 discharged in Nov-Dec 1861 (1 Swede + 1 Norwegian).
? 2 killed in action (Norwegians).
? 2 served throughout the war (Swedes).
? 5 were captured during the summer of 1862 and deserted in August. (4 Danes and 1 Swede). They were imprisoned at Ft. Delaware and declared exchanged 5 Aug. This suggests that they jointly agreed to take the oath instead and stay north instead of being sent back to the war.