OLSON, Nels

IL 65th Inf Re-organized, Co B Consolidated. Residence: Not shown. Born in Norway. Civil War: Boatman. Age 28. Blue eyes, dark hair, florid complexion, height not shown. Enlisted for one year on 4 Apr 1865 at Jacksonville, Illinois, as a substitute for C. W. Howar, and mustered there the next day. Private. Mustered out with his Company on 13 Jul 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. Sources: (ILSA reel 17 p40)