Lars, The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry wasn't at Chickamauga. Here is their battle history. http://3rdwisconsin.com/the-chronology-of-service/ There was another Christian Ludvigson in Company H, 5th Minnesota Infantry, but it wasn't at Chickamauga either. http://www.mnopedia.org/group/fifth-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment Of course, he may have enlisted under a different name. Annette On 3/30/15, Lars E. Oyane via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Dear Listers! > > Do we have any experts on the Civil War among the listers? > > I have this problem: > > Christen Nitter Ludvigson Elvethun, born in Hafslo, Norway Oct. 11, 1822, > was supposed to take over the home farm, but then he changed his mind and > emigrated in 1860, presumably to Spring Prairie, Dane/Columbia Co., WI. > > The Nitter Family History Book says about him that he enlisted in the Civil > War from Wisconsin, but he was killed in action in the Battle of > Chickamauga, GA in Sep. of 1863. > > Then I have another source saying that Christen aka Christian Ludwigson > enlisted in 1864, and that he died "of disease" at Madison, IN on Jan. 22, > 1865. > > Can anyone tell me what REALLY happened to "my" Christen Nitter Ludvigson > Elvethun? > > Thank a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > > > > 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 >