Dear Listers! I have for many years been trying to figure out what happened to this guy from Hafslo who in 1861 left his wife and four children in Bergen, Norway to seek his fortune in America. Today I have finally managed to find his death notice, but details are hard to get by. Maybe someone can help me? Hermund Johannesson Jordanger - in America known as Herman Johaneson - was born in Hafslo, Norway Apr. 15, 1829. In the spring of 1861 he left Bergen, probably with Chicago, IL as his destination, but this document, which I found today: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1200/MIUSA1866_113752-00593?pid=68546&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1200%26h%3D68546%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DNzx8529%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Nzx8529&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1200/MIUSA1866_113752-00593?pid=68546&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1200&h=68546&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Nzx8529&_phstart=successSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Nzx8529&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true> shows that he enlisted in Wisconsin 16th Company B (another source says Wisconsin 15th) at Milwaukee, WI on Sep. 18, 1861, and he was discharged at Louisville, KY Feb. 23, 1863 due to disability. I understand the document to say he was to reside at Memphis, TN working as a tailor, but in 1889 he entered the Veteran’s Home in Dayton, OH where he died May 4, 1910. His closest relative is listed as brother Trond (Jordanger) in Marifjora, Norway, but he is also said to be married leaving his widow Harriet Johaneson in Memphis, TN! Now I have three main questions: * Do we have on the list some military expert who can possibly locate more detailed information about Herman’s military service, for example where he resided when he enlisted and which battles he took part in? * I have looked all over for census information about Herman and/or Harriet Johaneson (and alternative spellings), but I come out entirely «blank». Not even the Memphis, TN city directories can be of any help. Maybe someone has better eyes than I do? * Finally, is it possible to locate an obituary for this Civil War veteran? Thanks a million in advance for your wonderful assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane