Dear Mark, Greg, Bev, Annette and other Listers! I am fascinated at all the wonderful information you have found about Christen Ludwigson, and in particular did I enjoy Mark's complete report from the Madison State Journal! I am in fact highly impressed how well the Civil War must have been documented in the only news carriers from back then, the newspapers. I guess we may conclude that "our" Christen Ludwigson was never at Chickamauga, so where they got that information, remains an enigma... And that he enlisted from Dodgeville, WI is a perfect "match", since he very likely emigrated to his uncle Christen Nelson at Dodgeville, WI, where his sister and brother already lived in 1860! By the way, I should add that another Christen Ludvickson enlisted in the Civil War from Minnesota. This "other" Christen (1841-1926) was in fact a cousin of Christen Ludwigson, emigrating in 1861 from the Heltne farm in Luster to Goodhue Co., MN, later settling on a farm in Greenwood Co., KS! Thanks again to all of you for helping me finally solve this Christen Ludwigson "enigma"! Now I continue "hunting" for his brother Henrik (Henry)... Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 30, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > I found 2 mentions of a Ludwigson in the Madison, Wisconsin newspapers. The first lists him as Christian, > and the second lists him as Charles. > > I don’t seem to see any other Ludwigson (Loudwicksen) in the Rosters of Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. > Bev shows his residence at enlistment as Linden. The Christian listed below shows his residence as Dodgeville. > They’re only about 10 miles apart, so it sounds like the same man. > > Madison Wisconsin State Journal; December 14, 1864; page 2 > http://tinyurl.com/npcy997 > Official Report of a Visit by a Wisconsin Agent to Ohio River Hospitals > Letter dated, Dec. 7, 1864 written by D. R. Spooner to the Governor of Wisconsin. > Sir: The undersigned, appointed by the executive to look after the interests of sick and disabled soldiers in > hospitals on or near the Ohio river, respectfully reports: > > (He goes on to describe the hospitals he visited, and the warm greetings he received from the soldiers. > He seems to have personally visited all but two or three of the soldiers listed. At New Albany, Ind. he writes: > On the day previous 400 had been received, transferred from Nashville, without any previous notice > being given; consequently they were in a state of some confusion.) > > Abstract I. > Examination of Jefferson U.S. General Hospital Jeffersonville, Ind. > Christian Ludwigson. D, 3d, Dodgeville, chronic rheumatism. > > Next issue of the Madison Wisconsin State Journal; December 21, 1864; page 2 > http://tinyurl.com/p7e8ufj > A new list that is up to date for Dec. 1st. It lists all “Wisconsin soldiers in Nashville Hospitals”. > > THIRD INFANTRY > Transfers to Louisville, Ky. > Charles Ludwigson, D, Nov. 15, ascites > > According to Civil War and 19th Century Medical Terminology, Ascites means; accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity. > That seems like a completely different medical problem than “chronic rheumatism”, but there seemed to be a lot of wounded > moving in and out of the area. Maybe these reports got the wrong diagnosis, or maybe his condition escalated into something new. > > It sounds like he started out in Nashville, TN and was transferred with about 400 other soldiers up to the Louisville, KY. area. > New Albany, Jeffersonville and Louisville are all right next to each other on opposite sides of the river. He was probably > moved to nearby Jeffersonville, IN; and then transferred about 43 miles up the Ohio river to Madison, IN. where he died in > January of 1865. Then they took him back down the river to New Albany, IN and buried him in the New Albany National > Cemetery. (the one Greg found)

Hello, This is probably not the place to ask, but I am new to this. I get lots of emails about others' questions/answers, but I don't know where to go to post my own questions. Can you refer me to the spot? Thank you ~ Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars E. Oyane via" <norway@rootsweb.com> To: norway@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:15:46 AM Subject: Re: [NOR] Civil War soldier Christen Nitter Ludvigson (Elvethun) - died in 1863 or in 1865? Dear Mark, Greg, Bev, Annette and other Listers! I am fascinated at all the wonderful information you have found about Christen Ludwigson, and in particular did I enjoy Mark's complete report from the Madison State Journal! I am in fact highly impressed how well the Civil War must have been documented in the only news carriers from back then, the newspapers. I guess we may conclude that "our" Christen Ludwigson was never at Chickamauga, so where they got that information, remains an enigma... And that he enlisted from Dodgeville, WI is a perfect "match", since he very likely emigrated to his uncle Christen Nelson at Dodgeville, WI, where his sister and brother already lived in 1860! By the way, I should add that another Christen Ludvickson enlisted in the Civil War from Minnesota. This "other" Christen (1841-1926) was in fact a cousin of Christen Ludwigson, emigrating in 1861 from the Heltne farm in Luster to Goodhue Co., MN, later settling on a farm in Greenwood Co., KS! Thanks again to all of you for helping me finally solve this Christen Ludwigson "enigma"! Now I continue "hunting" for his brother Henrik (Henry)... Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 30, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > I found 2 mentions of a Ludwigson in the Madison, Wisconsin newspapers. The first lists him as Christian, > and the second lists him as Charles. > > I don’t seem to see any other Ludwigson (Loudwicksen) in the Rosters of Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. > Bev shows his residence at enlistment as Linden. The Christian listed below shows his residence as Dodgeville. > They’re only about 10 miles apart, so it sounds like the same man. > > Madison Wisconsin State Journal; December 14, 1864; page 2 > http://tinyurl.com/npcy997 > Official Report of a Visit by a Wisconsin Agent to Ohio River Hospitals > Letter dated, Dec. 7, 1864 written by D. R. Spooner to the Governor of Wisconsin. > Sir: The undersigned, appointed by the executive to look after the interests of sick and disabled soldiers in > hospitals on or near the Ohio river, respectfully reports: > > (He goes on to describe the hospitals he visited, and the warm greetings he received from the soldiers. > He seems to have personally visited all but two or three of the soldiers listed. At New Albany, Ind. he writes: > On the day previous 400 had been received, transferred from Nashville, without any previous notice > being given; consequently they were in a state of some confusion.) > > Abstract I. > Examination of Jefferson U.S. General Hospital Jeffersonville, Ind. > Christian Ludwigson. D, 3d, Dodgeville, chronic rheumatism. > > Next issue of the Madison Wisconsin State Journal; December 21, 1864; page 2 > http://tinyurl.com/p7e8ufj > A new list that is up to date for Dec. 1st. It lists all “Wisconsin soldiers in Nashville Hospitals”. > > THIRD INFANTRY > Transfers to Louisville, Ky. > Charles Ludwigson, D, Nov. 15, ascites > > According to Civil War and 19th Century Medical Terminology, Ascites means; accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity. > That seems like a completely different medical problem than “chronic rheumatism”, but there seemed to be a lot of wounded > moving in and out of the area. Maybe these reports got the wrong diagnosis, or maybe his condition escalated into something new. > > It sounds like he started out in Nashville, TN and was transferred with about 400 other soldiers up to the Louisville, KY. area. > New Albany, Jeffersonville and Louisville are all right next to each other on opposite sides of the river. He was probably > moved to nearby Jeffersonville, IN; and then transferred about 43 miles up the Ohio river to Madison, IN. where he died in > January of 1865. Then they took him back down the river to New Albany, IN and buried him in the New Albany National > Cemetery. (the one Greg found) Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kathy, Welcome!:} Glad you are aboard and enjoy the list as much as we do. All you have to do is address an email to: NORWAY@rootsweb.com. All the best Barbara in MA On 3/31/2015 9:25 AM, kathy.hanson via wrote: > Hello, This is probably not the place to ask, but I am new to this. I get lots of emails about others' questions/answers, but I don't know where to go to post my own questions. Can you refer me to the spot? Thank you ~ Kathy > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lars E. Oyane via" <norway@rootsweb.com> > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:15:46 AM > Subject: Re: [NOR] Civil War soldier Christen Nitter Ludvigson (Elvethun) - died in 1863 or in 1865? > > Dear Mark, Greg, Bev, Annette and other Listers! > > I am fascinated at all the wonderful information you have found about Christen Ludwigson, and in particular did I enjoy Mark's complete report from the Madison State Journal! I am in fact highly impressed how well the Civil War must have been documented in the only news carriers from back then, the newspapers. > > I guess we may conclude that "our" Christen Ludwigson was never at Chickamauga, so where they got that information, remains an enigma... And that he enlisted from Dodgeville, WI is a perfect "match", since he very likely emigrated to his uncle Christen Nelson at Dodgeville, WI, where his sister and brother already lived in 1860! > > By the way, I should add that another Christen Ludvickson enlisted in the Civil War from Minnesota. This "other" Christen (1841-1926) was in fact a cousin of Christen Ludwigson, emigrating in 1861 from the Heltne farm in Luster to Goodhue Co., MN, later settling on a farm in Greenwood Co., KS! > > Thanks again to all of you for helping me finally solve this Christen Ludwigson "enigma"! Now I continue "hunting" for his brother Henrik (Henry)... > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 30, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > >> I found 2 mentions of a Ludwigson in the Madison, Wisconsin newspapers. The first lists him as Christian, >> and the second lists him as Charles. >> >> I don’t seem to see any other Ludwigson (Loudwicksen) in the Rosters of Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. >> Bev shows his residence at enlistment as Linden. The Christian listed below shows his residence as Dodgeville. >> They’re only about 10 miles apart, so it sounds like the same man. >> >> Madison Wisconsin State Journal; December 14, 1864; page 2 >> http://tinyurl.com/npcy997 >> Official Report of a Visit by a Wisconsin Agent to Ohio River Hospitals >> Letter dated, Dec. 7, 1864 written by D. R. Spooner to the Governor of Wisconsin. >> Sir: The undersigned, appointed by the executive to look after the interests of sick and disabled soldiers in >> hospitals on or near the Ohio river, respectfully reports: >> >> (He goes on to describe the hospitals he visited, and the warm greetings he received from the soldiers. >> He seems to have personally visited all but two or three of the soldiers listed. At New Albany, Ind. he writes: >> On the day previous 400 had been received, transferred from Nashville, without any previous notice >> being given; consequently they were in a state of some confusion.) >> >> Abstract I. >> Examination of Jefferson U.S. General Hospital Jeffersonville, Ind. >> Christian Ludwigson. D, 3d, Dodgeville, chronic rheumatism. >> >> Next issue of the Madison Wisconsin State Journal; December 21, 1864; page 2 >> http://tinyurl.com/p7e8ufj >> A new list that is up to date for Dec. 1st. It lists all “Wisconsin soldiers in Nashville Hospitals”. >> >> THIRD INFANTRY >> Transfers to Louisville, Ky. >> Charles Ludwigson, D, Nov. 15, ascites >> >> According to Civil War and 19th Century Medical Terminology, Ascites means; accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity. >> That seems like a completely different medical problem than “chronic rheumatism”, but there seemed to be a lot of wounded >> moving in and out of the area. Maybe these reports got the wrong diagnosis, or maybe his condition escalated into something new. >> >> It sounds like he started out in Nashville, TN and was transferred with about 400 other soldiers up to the Louisville, KY. area. >> New Albany, Jeffersonville and Louisville are all right next to each other on opposite sides of the river. He was probably >> moved to nearby Jeffersonville, IN; and then transferred about 43 miles up the Ohio river to Madison, IN. where he died in >> January of 1865. Then they took him back down the river to New Albany, IN and buried him in the New Albany National >> Cemetery. 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I’d like to add some information and/or clarify Christian Ludwigson’s Civil War experience. If you’ve seen “Gone With The Wind”, he was there. Atlanta fell 2 Sept., 1864. The same day, Company D moved in as an occupying force. Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Occupation of Atlanta September 2 through November 15. The rest of the 3rd infantry pulled out of Atlanta on November 25, 1864 Singing "John Brown's Body", with muskets carried at right shoulder shift, the 467 men of the 3rd Wisconsin marched out of Atlanta on the dull, cloudy morning of November 25, 1864. Many veterans recalled that their last rearward glance toward the city witnessed a dense column of smoke spiraling above the burning city. http://tinyurl.com/osdecqy According to the letter in a newspaper account I found, Christian was in a hospital in Nashville. 1st of December he was listed as being one of 400 soldiers that were transferred north to Louisville.

Dear Mark and other Listers! Yes, I have seen "Gone With The Wind", but it has been a number of years, and I cannot recall all of the details! I should maybe get hold of it again in video version and take another look! It's interesting to see how our long lost emigrants show up just everywhere...! And I am indeed impressed with what you Mark can "dig out" of interesting facts from the Civil War era! Thanks again so much for your wonderful assistance in this matter and for being part of the NORWAY list! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 1, 2015, at 2:45 AM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > I’d like to add some information and/or clarify Christian Ludwigson’s Civil War experience. > > If you’ve seen “Gone With The Wind”, he was there. Atlanta fell 2 Sept., 1864. > The same day, Company D moved in as an occupying force. > > Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry > Occupation of Atlanta September 2 through November 15. > > The rest of the 3rd infantry pulled out of Atlanta on November 25, 1864 > > Singing "John Brown's Body", with muskets carried at right shoulder shift, the 467 men of the > 3rd Wisconsin marched out of Atlanta on the dull, cloudy morning of November 25, 1864. > Many veterans recalled that their last rearward glance toward the city witnessed a dense > column of smoke spiraling above the burning city. > http://tinyurl.com/osdecqy > > According to the letter in a newspaper account I found, Christian was in a hospital in Nashville. > 1st of December he was listed as being one of 400 soldiers that were transferred north to Louisville.