Carl Sandburg was born in a three-room cottage at 313 East Third Street in Galesburg, Illinois, to Clara Mathilda (née Anderson) and August Sandberg, both of Swedish ancestry.
Carl Sandburg naceu nunha cabana de tres cuartos en 313 East Third Street en Galesburg, Illinois, fillo de Clara Mathilda (de solteira Anderson) e August Sandberg, ambos de orixe sueca.