CHRISTENSON, Ole

WI 15th Inf Co K. Residence: Windsor, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 40. Brown eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for three years on 5 Jan 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 11 Jan 1864. Private. Recruit. Joined the regiment at Strawberry Plains, Virginia, 31 Mar 1864. Wounded at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864. Transferred to Company H, 10 Feb 1865. Temporarily assigned to the Wisconsin 24th Infantry. Transferred to WI 13th Inf Co I on 10 Jun 1865. Died of jaundice in the field hospital of the 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, at Green Lake, Texas, on 27 Jul 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-13; red book vol 18 p 172, vol 20 p 142) (Love p1078) (Buslett p556) (Ulvestad p274) (Ager p317) (Quiner p629) “Christianson, Ole”