WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Unmarried. Age 29. Enlisted for three years on 22 Nov 1861 at Beloit and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Dec 1861. Private. On leave 7 Jun 1863. Sick in hospital at Mississippi River Island No. 10, 10 Jul 1863. Promoted to Corporal 25 Apr 1864. Seriously wounded in his leg at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864, and sent to hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Mustered out at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Jan 1865. Post war: He lived in Edmore, Walsh County, North Dakota. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20 p98) (Buslett p533 photo) (Ager p219 photo; p312) (Quiner p 629) (1885 Dakota Territory Special Census) (Descendant R. M. Hansen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) (1890 Veterans and Widows Census, North Dakota, No.123, roll 59) “Hansen, Hans”
