Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907 MAJORS, REGIMENTAL ADJUTANTS, DOCTORS, NAVAL OFFICERS ETC: 27 ARVESEN, Wilhelm, Quartermaster in the Civil War, lives in Waushara Co., Wis. ASSERSEN, Peter C. from Egersund, former Engineer in US Navy. Retired in 1903 with the rank of Rear Admiral, lives in New Haven, Conn. BAKKE, Jørgen, Quartermaster aboard the warship 'New York' during the Spanish American War. He was one of those who went aboard the steamer 'Merrimac' which under Lieutenant Hobson's command sailed into the narrow channel to Havana's harbor where it was scuttled to prevent the Spanish fleet that lay in the harbor from getting out. Bakke was thus one of those who met his death in the conduct of this famous heroic deed. The 'Merrimac' was loaded with stones so that it would be even more difficult to get it out of the way. (N. B. Ulvestad seems to have been badly misinformed. The action with the Merrimac took place at Santiago de Cuba, not Havana. Jørgen Bakke was not one of the 8 volunteers. None of them were killed, but were captured by the Spanish and later exchanged. See: http://www.spanamwar.com/merrimac.htm OK) CHRISTIANSEN, Johan from Røken, a Captain in the navy during the Civil War, the report from San Francisco, Cal. where he has had his home for a time and where he was last heard from. GABRIELSEN, Peter, doctor in the Indian War and Civil War, served in the 1st Minnesota Regiment. GROTHAN, O. from Hevne, Major in the Spanish-American War. Lives in St. Paul, Nabraska. HANSEN, (?)* from Trondhjem, Major in the Civil War. Returned to Norway where he died. HANSEN, Hans, Quartermaster in the Civil War. Reported from La Crosse Co., Wis. HANSEN, Søren J. from Skien, had his medical training in Norway and practiced (at the outbreak of the Civil War) at Koshkonong, Wis. from where he started as Regimental Physician. His wife, Alberta, born Ulfers, accompanied him as his nurse. After the war Hansen returned to Norway and took up the position as Medical Health Officer in Romsdalen. HEG, Ole from Lier near Drammen, Quartermaster in the Civil War, lives in Burlington, Racine Co., Wis. (He was a brother to the aforementioned Colonel Hans Heg. In this connection I can report that the Colonel's widow is alive and living with her son James E. Heg at 17 Battery Place, New York. Similarly I can also note that Colonel Heg's daughter is married to Congressman Charles Newell Foster of New Jersey) HIMOE, Stephen O., physician in his brother-in-law Colonel Heg's Regiment (15th Wis.). Later Brigade physician. Died in Kansas City, Mo. in 1904. JOHNSON, C. O. (?n.)*, physician in Bracket's Battalion of Cavalry (from Minnesota) in the Civil War and Indian War. JOHNSON, J. H. from Fjøsnæs, Ætne Parish, temporary Chaplain in the Civil War (otherwise he was a sergeant), joined from Coon Prairie, Vernion Co., Wis. but after the war lived mostly in Chicago where he died in 1899. LIEN, Jonas, son of the former Mayor of Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Børre Lien from Singsaas near Trondhjem. Took part in the Spanish-American War where he was promoted to Regimental Adjutant. Fell in a battle in the Philippines. MELHORN, John F. (?n.), lived in Beaver Dam, Wis. when the Civil War broke out. Was appointed as Assistant Surgeon in August 1863 but died a couple of months after he took over the position. MONSEN, M. from Bergen, Chief Gunner on the warship 'Iowa' who performed a heroic deed we should remember. On the 15th April 1904 when that ship lay outside Pensacola, Fla.one of the gun turrets exploded and the fire spread at a furious rate. Monsen realized what would happen if it reached the magazine so he sprang into the magazine and closed all the openings. When they had overcome the flames they found our hero standing in water and powder up to his chin - and almost dead. But he had saved the ship - and ca. 600 men. (N.B. The ship in this incident was actually the USS Missouri. Monsen received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism: http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_peace/monssen_mons.html He was promoted to Lieutenant and two destroyers were named for him: http://www.domeisland.com/benson-gleavesclass/ussmonssen.html OK) NELSON, ?. Adjutant in the Civil War. Was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. Further information lacking. OLSEN, Bonde, Quartermaster in the Indian War and Civil War, served in the 3rd Minnesota Regiment. ONARHEIM, Ole Tollefsen from Tysnes. Took part in the Spanish-American War and promoted to Major. Lives in Anaconda, Mont. PAULSEN, John from Grue, Solør served as a corporal in both the Indian War and Civil War and was one of the few of the 9th Minn. Regiment who survived the battle at Guntown, Miss. He was promoted to Captain and later Major. Now lives in California. RASSENBORG, Johannes J. from Høland was third in command of the warship 'Tulip' during the Civil War and fell in a battle on the Potomac River the 6th November 1864. (N. B. The USS Tulip was a gunboat that blew a boiler killing 47 of a 67 man crew: http://www.historycentral.com/navy/gunboat/tulip.html OK) RISUM, Otto A. from Risør was a Regimental Adjutant in the Civil War and was wounded. He lives in Pulcifer, Wis. SUNDALEN, Christian O. (Olsen) from Aadalen, Ringerike. He was an officer in Norway, emigrated to Minneapolis, Minn. Enlisted in the Spansih-American War and is still in the Philippines but his rank is unknown to the author. URDAHL, Lars P. from Hardanger was a Quartermaster in the Civil War. Lives (at least until recently) in Stoughton, Wis. WELSHOUS, Mathias (?n.) was a Quartermaster during the Indian War in Minnesota (1862) WILSON, George from Christiania was a Major in the Civil War. He was badly wounded at Chickamauga the 19th September 1862 but recovered. He died in La Crosse, Wis. ØIEN, Anton O. from Trondhjem was trained as a pharmacist in Bodø before he emigrated to America. He was a field pharamacist during the Civil War. He was taken prisoner at Chickamauga and spent 18 months in the South's prisons, finally in Andersonville where he was appointed assistant prison pharmacist. But he misused his position! He smuggled in a bit of good food for his starving comrades as often as possible. Some of them provided him the opportunity to escape. He died in Chicago, Ill. in 1892. *In the occasional cases where I was in doubt of the person's nationality I have placed (?n.) but where I was in doubt about the spelling of a name (because of illegible writing) I have only set a (?) after the name.