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Soldiers from Swedish that was in the American civil war 1861-1865

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  • Rossander, Charles Augustus of Providence, R. I., born in Sweden; Jan. 5 or Feb. 11, 1862 1stlt., Co. L, 3rd R. I. Artillery Rgt. April 15, 1862 detached at North Edisto, S. C. June 15, 1862 detached at James Island, S. C. with light Co. C; July 15, 1862 detached with Co. E, 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. Feb. 7, 1863 resigned; July 1, 1863 returned from duty with 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. June 5, 1867 2ndlt., 6th U. S. Cavalry Rgt. Sept. 17, 1867 died.
    Sources: Register of Rhode Island Volunteers 1861-1865
  • Bergland, Eric, born in Sweden; Ill. 2ndlt. and 1stlt., 57th Ill. Infantry Rgt. June 15, 1869 graduated from West Point; 1896 retired as maj., Corps of Engineers.
  • Ernst Mattias Peter Von Vegesack
  • Clarke, Charles Magnus, born in Sweden; capt./brevet maj. 6th Ohio Infantry Rgt. post-war 1868 drowned as 1stlt., 19th U. S. Infantry Rgt.
  • Peterson, Alfred, seaman, U.S. Navy. 1838 born in Sweden; Oct. 3, 1862 earned Medal of Honor aboard USS Commodore Perry in the attack upon Franklin, Va. where with enemy fire raking the deck of his ship and blockades thwarting her progress, Peterson remained at his post and performed his duties with skill and courage as the USS Commodore Perry fought a gallant battle to silence many rebel batteries as she steamed down the Blackwater River; April 3, 1863 awarded Medal of Honor; unknown burial.
  • Read, Charles A., 1837 born in Sweden; coxswain, U. S. Navy; June 19, 1864 earned Medal of Honor aboard USS Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg, France. Acting as the first sponger of the pivot gun during this bitter engagement, Read exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended for his gallantry under fire by his divisional officer; Dec. 31, 1864 awarded Medal of Honor; unknown burial.
  • Swanson, John, 1842 born in Sweden; seaman, U. S. Navy; Jan. 15, 1865 earned Medal of Honor aboard USS Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Ft. Fisher, N. C. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Swanson bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was one of six men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet; June 22, 1865 awarded Medal of Honor; buried at Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Smith, Oloff, 1833 born in Sweden; Coxswain, U. S. Navy; Aug. 5, 1864 earned Medal of Honor aboard USS Richmond during action against forts and gunboats and with the ram CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay, Ala. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Smith performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the furious two-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the ram CSS Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Ft. Morgan; Dec. 31, 1864 awarded Medal of Honor; unknown burial.
    Von Vegesack, Ernest, born in Sweden; enlisted at New York city; maj. and aide de camp, U. S. Volunteers. June 27, 1862 earned Medal of Honor at Gaines Mill, Va. where while voluntarily serving as aide de camp, successfully and advantageously charged the position of troops under fire; Aug. 23, 1893 awarded Medal of Honor; buried at Stockholm, Sweden.

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