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ss Story of an Emigrant. 102
trard and fullest confidence of their native-born comrades. A
large majority of them are resting in the last grand bivouac,
manvunder the genial Southern sun, but no word of reproach
or doubt of soldierly honor has ever been heard against any
of those living or dead.
About this time a whole regiment of Scandinavians,
mostlv Norwegians, was organized in Wisconsin,—the
Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry regiment,— which rose to great
distinction during its long service. Its brave colonel, Hans
11 e gg, fell mortally wounded while commanding a brigade
on the bloody field at Chiekamauga. There were many
partialis- or wholly Swedish companies from Illinois, one of
which belonged to the Forty-third Illinois regiment, under
the lamented Capt. Arosenius, and came under my
command a lew years later in Arkansas. There were also many
prominent Swedish officers in other regiments, such as Gen.
C. J. Stohlbrand, Cols. Yegesack, Malmborg, Steelhammar,
Broddy, KllYing, and Brvdolf, Capts. Stenbeck, Silversparre,
Sj arrstrom, Lcmpke, Chas. Johnson, Erik Johnson,
Van-strum, Lindberg, etc., and Lieuts. Osborne, Edgren,
Liljen-gren, Johnson, Lindall, Olson, Gustafson, Lundberg, and
many others whose names I do not now recall.
In the Goodhue county records for Octobcr 15, 1861, is a
paragraph which states that, as the countv auditor, II.
Ma
ttson, has voluntarilv gone to the war with a company
of soldiers to defend our country, it is resolved that leave of
absence shall be extended to him, and that the office of
county auditor shall not be declared vacant so long as the
deputy performs his duties properlv.
I he St. Paul Press of the same date, has the following:
"We congratulate Capt. Mattson and his countrymen for
the splendid company of Swedes and Norwegians which he
commands. Never was a better company mustered in for
service."
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