WI 15th Inf Co I. Residence: Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa. He may have lived in Minnesota near this border town. Born 14 Sep 1834. Civil War: Age 26. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 18 Feb 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 3 Mar 1862. Private. Sick in Louisville, Kentucky, on 10, 11 and 12, Sep 1863. Sick in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 4 Jul 1864. Assigned to the Wisconsin 24th Infantry, 10 Feb 1865. Discharged from the service at Huntsville, Alabama, 13 Mar 1865, his term of service having expired. Post war: Died 19 Apr 1912. Buried at St. Ansgar, Iowa. Sources: (WHS red book vol 20 p134) (Buslett p607) (Ulvestad) (Meeker) (Ager p316) (Hedberg) “Ruste, Ole”
