Individual Details

Christian Knudson

(28 Jan 1845 - 26 Jun 1864)

According to prisoner of war records, Private Knudson was transferred from Richmond to a prisoner of war camp at the Town of Danville, Virginia, on December 12, 1863.;

In March, 1864, many of the 15th's soldiers were sent further south to the infamous Andersonville Prison Camp in Georgia. It was there that Private Knudson was "Admitted to Hospital" on June 25, 1864, where he died the next day.
Prison records listed him as "J. Knudson" and noted that he died of "anasarka" (anasaica - congestive heart failure).

Events

Birth28 Jan 1845Søndre Land kommune, Oppland fylke, Norway
Death26 Jun 1864Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon, Georgia, United States

Families

FatherKnud Olsen Dicken (1810 - 1890)
MotherBerit Knudsdatter Berg (1809 - 1890)
SiblingSiri Dicken (1851 - 1893)
SiblingBerthe Marie Knudtsdatter (1835 - 1881)
SiblingOle S Knudson (1840 - 1908)
SiblingKaren 'caroline' Knudsdatter (1843 - 1879)
SiblingJohn Dicken (1848 - 1922)
SiblingAndrew Andreas Knudson Dicken (1849 - 1922)
SiblingElise Eliza Randine Olson Dicken (1853 - 1905)