CLOSTER, Nels

WI 46th Inf Co F. Residence: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Kenosha, Kenosha County. Born in Norway. Civil War: A Sailor. Age 19. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, florid complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for one year on 24 Jan 1865 at Milwaukee, and mustered there the same day. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Promoted to Corporal 2 Mar 1865. Mustered out with this Company on 27 Sep 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 186-7,22; red book vol 51)