CLAUSEN, Peter

WI 15th Inf Co I. Residence: Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Farmer. Blue eyes, blond hair, fair complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 20 Oct 1861 at Scandinavia, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 20 Dec 1861. Private. Died of chronic diarrhea in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 23 Nov 1863. Buried in National Cemetery at Chattanooga; section A, grave 215. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-11; red book vol 20 p128) (Love p1082) (Buslett p587) (Ulvestad p275) (Ager p314)