CHARLESON, Jacob

IL Lt Arty Henshaw’s Battery. Residence: La Salle County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 21. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years on 6 Oct 1862 at Ottawa, Illinois. Mustered there on 3 Dec 1862. Private. Mustered out with his Battery on 18 Jul 1865 at Springfield, Illinois. Sources: (ILSA reel 18 p39)