Thomas Anderson (1)
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Antebellum
- Born in Norway, 1836
- Prewar occupation: farmer
- Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’9”.
War Career
- June 10, 1861 - Enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company A
- July 16, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit at Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
- September 14, 1862 - Wounded at the
Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
- February 23, 1863 - Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C.
Postwar Career
- Granted $6/month pension because of wound to his right leg
Family
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Notes
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 497)
- Vesterheim Civil War Database - Anderson, Thomas
- WHS red book vol 11 p22
- Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (living in Wisconsin)
- Park Genealogical Books, Roseville, Minnesota, publ. 1998
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 6th Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from an Unknown County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Bear Creek, Unknown County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Union Enlisted on 1861.06.10
- Wisconsin Enlisted on 1861.06.10
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Union Mustered In on 1861.07.11
- Wisconsin Mustered In on 1861.07.11
- Wisconsin Wounded
- (II) 1st Wisconsin Infantry Wounded
- (II) 1st Wisconsin Infantry Wounded on 1862.09.14 (South Mountain, MD)
- Wisconsin Discharged
- Union Discharged on 1863.02.23 (Disability)
- Wisconsin Discharged on 1863.02.23 (Disability)
- Source: RWV (1) 0497