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Andrew Torguson

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Vignetted quarter-length head and shoulders profile cabinet card portrait of Andrew Torguson [as written on portrait; also written as Andrew Torkelson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20; written as Andrew Torkilson on publish roster: Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (1914); also as Andrew Torkildson (Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 [Vol. 1] (1886), a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He resided in Scandinavia, Wisconsin. On November 5, 1861, he enlisted in Scandinavia, Wisconsin and on December 20, 1861, he was mustered into service in Madison, Wisconsin at the age of 27. He was wounded severely in the hand on May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Georgia. He was sent to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, but later transferred to a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin where he was last heard from.

Date Created:
circa 1890-1899
Creator:
Hamilton & Satro

Publication Information

Creator Hamilton & Satro
Date Created circa 1890-1899

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 9 x 16 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection Wisconsin in the Civil War
Source Collection Oberst Heg og hans gutter photographs, circa 1862-circa 1920
Call Number PH 2361 2/15

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0139DC
Legacy ID
WHi 88463

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