Torsten Torsteinsen Kopseng

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THOMPSON, Thomas - Wisconsin 13th Inf Co G. Residence: Spring Valley, Rock County, Wisconsin. “Torsten Torstensen Kopseng”, born 15 Apr 1825 in Eggedal, Norway, a son of Torsten Christiansen Kopseng and Ingerid Christoffersdatter Narum. He was an uncle of another soldier, Stengrim Hanson Bergerud. Civil War: Blacksmith. Age 38. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, florid complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 1 Sep 1861 at Spring Valley. Mustered 17 Oct 161 at Janesville, Wisconsin. Private. Re-enlisted for three years on 23 Jan 1864 and re-mustered 30 Jan 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee. Re-enlistment bounty $400. Captured by the enemy on 31 Dec 1864 at Pain Rock Bridge, Alabama. Mustered out on 29 Jul 1865 at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Post war: On 24 Sep 1865, he married Marte Torstensdatter Berg. They lived in Madison Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa. In 1875, they moved to the vicinity of Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota. They had eight children, four of whom died in Iowa. Thom Thompson Kopseng died 8 Apr 1898 in Traill County, and was buried in Bruflat Cemetery in Viking township, Traill County. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 65-15; red book vol 18, p146) (Letter: Rosie Goettelman, Decorah IA) (1890 Veterans and Widows Census, North Dakota, No.123, roll 59).

TOSTEN KOPSENG - A difficult research project because of the various names. His given name in some records is Tosten, Torsten, or Thomas. Because he used two alias in the civil war, his surname has been difficult to trace. The pension records are the only records which mention both Kopseng and Thompson. His alias' were Thomas Thompson, Thomas Thompson Kopseng, and Thomas T. Kopseng. One service record indicates he may have used the surname Thomas or Thomasson.

Tosten was born 5 April 1825 in Norway and died 8 April 1898 in Traill County. He enlisted as a Private from Spring Valley, Wisconsin 9 January 1861 and mustered in Company G, 13th Wisconsin Infantry on 1 September 1861 and mustered out on 29 July 1865. According to the Wisconsin Adjutant General's Report, 1886, Vol I: 759, he was taken prisoner as a Private in Company G, 13th Wisconsin Infantry on 31 December 1864 at Paint Rock Bridge, Alabama. He was held in Cahaba Prison (also known as Castle Morgan, located near Selma) in Alabama apparently until his discharge on 29 July 1865, after the end of the war in April 1865. He started receiving his pension on 28 August 1885. His wife, Martha, started receiving widow's pension in North Dakota on 24 October 1908. In the North Dakota 1885 Census he is living in Trail County. He is in the 1890 Veterans Federal Census under the name Thomas Thomson and living in Hatton. [http://theusgenweb.org/nd/traill/biosk.htm]

• Emigration: 1847 - Amerika
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