Title: Gunder Salverson Papers, 1891-1909

ID: OGLMC1626

Primary Creator: Salverson, Gunder (1834-1909)

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/16/2013

Subjects: Ethnicity - Norwegian, Military History - Civil War

Languages: English

The Gunder Salverson Papers contain materials regarding his service in the Union Army during the Civil War.  Salverson was a private in Company F, First Battalion of the California Volunteers, also known as the California Mountaineers.  Most of the materials concern Salverson's pension after the war.  Salverson suffered from rheumatism and heart disease. Also included is information related to California infantry units and a certificate of service for a Gunder Gundersen of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry. Additional biographical information on Salverson's family is included.

Gunder Salverson was born September 6, 1834, in Valle, Aust Agder, Norway, to Salve Gundersen Flateland and Thorbjør Olsdatter Hægland. In 1846 Salve and Thorbjør moved to the United States with Gunder and his three siblings and settled in Wisconsin. On October 7, 1863, Salverson enlisted as a private in the 1st Battalion, California Mountaineers, to fight for the Union in the Civil War. He was honorably discharged June 9, 1865, and lived in Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, California. On September 1, 1890, Salverson applied for and received a veteran's pension due to his rheumatism and heart disease. Beginning March 23, 1907 until March 2, 1908, he lived in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Sawtelle, California. He then moved to Bygland Township, Polk County, Minnesota, where his younger brother Amund (Ed) Salverson resided.  Gunder Salverson remained in Bygland until his death on February 20, 1909, at the age of seventy-four. He is buried in the Bygland Lutheran Cemetery.

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Sylvia J. Mosher, Fisher, Minnesota

Acquisition Method: Donation; Accession 2013-3226

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Gunder Salverson Papers.  OGLMC 1626, Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Processed by Dawn Cleveland, Special Collections student assistant, in September 2015.