ANDERSON, Ole

WI 8th Inf Co H. Residence: Dunn, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’8¾”. Enlisted for three years on 5 Jan 1864 at Stoughton, Wisconsin. Mustered 21 Jan 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Was in the battles of Fort De Russy, Louisiana, Apr 1864; Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 8 Apr 1864; Mansara and Yellow Bayou, Louisiana, in May 1864; at Lake Chicot, Arkansas, 6 Jun 1864; Tupelo, Mississippi, 13, 14 & 15 Jul 1864; Abbeyville, Mississippi, 23 Aug 1864. Wounded in the battle for Nashville, Tennessee, 15 & 16 Dec 1864. Wounded at Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Apr 1865. Mustered out 5 Sep 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 39-13; red book vol 13 p 154) (Quiner p 537)