WI 5th Inf Re-organized Co B. Residence: Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 24. Unmarried. Gray eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’7¾”. Enlisted for three years on 1 Sep 1862 at Menomonie. Mustered 13 Sep 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Transferred from Co G. “Was in many battles.” Designated as a teamster on 26 Jan 1865. Mustered out 17 Jun 1865. Post war: Buried at Skoponong, Palmyra, Wisconsin; stone reads “1839 – 1915”. Sources: (WHS red book vol 10b p202) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) “Omdoll, Edmund”