Soren
Pederson was born in Lestrup, Denmark,
on 27th November, 1834. He emigrated to America in 1863 and became
a farm labourer in Winnebago County, Wisconsin before taking part
in the Civil War.
In March, 1864 Pederson joined the Scandinavian Regiment in Wisconsin.
In May, 1864 was involved in the battles of Rock Face Ridge, Resaca
before being captured at Pickett's Mill. He was taken to Andersonville
Prison, Georgia, where he suffered from dysentery and scurvy.
Pederson was helped to escape by a Danish soldier in the Confederate
Army. However, they were recaptured and Pederson was punished
by being hung by his thumbs, whereas his friend from Denmark was executed.
After the war Pederson married Dorothea Larson and farmed in Bonduel,
Wisconsin. The father of five children, Soren Pederson died on 19th
January, 1911, while visiting his eldest son in Ellenbro, California.
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