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This man's first and last names are listed and spelled differently in several publications.
On pages 671 and 672 in the History of the Minnesota Valley by the Rev. Edward D. Neill (Minneapolis; North Star Publishing Company; 1882), there is a paragraph regarding this man and his family in the section dealing with Traverse township in Nicollet County:
John Lindill [as printed],a native of Sweden, was born in 1828, and while living there worked at wagon making. In 1859 he immigrated to St. Peter, Minnesota. He did carpentering and farming until 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, First Minnesota mounted rangers, but was discharged six months after because of injuries received by being thrown from a horse. Until 1864 he remained in St. Peter, then came to his present home. Christina Peterson was married to Mr. Lindill in Sweden and died on the journey to America. In 1866 he married Miss C. Nelson. The living children are Joseph, Matilda, Amanda, Adolph, Charley, John, Frederick, Peter, Helena, Anna and August.
On page 755 of Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865, Vol. 1 (2005 reprint by the Minnesota Histori-cal Society), "John Lindel" is listed as a "Private" in the "Saint Peter Guards" who were "on duty at New Ulm during the Indian War, from the 19th until the 26th of August, 1862. Part of this Company was in the first, and all of it in the second, Battle of New Ulm" (page 754).
On page 807 of the above mentioned volume of Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, "John Lindell" is listed as a Private in "The Scandinavian Guards," "organized in Nicollet County, on the 27th day of August, 1862, and served in that County twenty-one days." This unit was formed in response to the Indian attacks at New Ulm, Minnesota.
On page 528 of the above mentioned volume of Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, "Johan Lindell" is listed on the roster of Company B, of the First Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the "Mounted Rangers." He was "mustered in" on October 11, 1862 at the age of 44. In the "remarks" column, it is stated that he was "discharged for disability April 11, '63." [Note: Gustaf A. Stark was a member of the same company.]
On April 15, 1871, "John Lindell" was issued a Land Patent for land in Section 18 of Traverse Township, Nicollet County.
Where this John Lindell died is not known, but some interesting information is found online from Norman County, Minnesota. In the 1890 U.S. Census for Bear Park Township, "John Lundell" is listed as a "surviving soldier" who served in the Army "during the war of rebellion." The last name is obviously incorrect since the same person is listed as "John Lindell" on the list of "Norman County Minnesota Civil War Veterans." The 1890 census lists his rank as Private, his date of enlistment as October 15, 1862, his date of discharge as March 28, 1865, and the length of his service as 5 months and 13 days. The census notes that Lindell "was thrown off from the horse and trampled on the breast and the right eye losing thereby the sight." It also states, "John Lindell has been unable to do any hard work. When discharged he was treated under physician for about 1 ½ years."
In the 1885 Norman County Census, the following information is given on the "John Lindell" family as of May 1 of that year: John (63 years old; born in Sweden), Servilia (Cecelia?)(41, born in Sweden), Anton (20), Joseph (18), Matilda (16) [spelled Mathilda on her January 21, 1893 marriage record], Amanda (14), Charles (10), John (8), Oscar (3). All the children are listed as having been born in Minnesota. [Obviously, this list of children is differ-ent]
On February 11, 1888, a "John Lindell" was issued a Land Patent for land in Section 7 of Bear Park Township, Norman County.
The Minnesota State Historical Society's "Veterans Graves Registration
Index" lists the death date of a John Lin-dell, veteran of the "Indian
Wars," as May 15, 1903 in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
Submitted by John Quist and last updated December 2, 2007.
