HANSON, Christen

WI 15th Inf Co B. Residence: Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born 8 Mar 1835. Civil War: Age 29. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 13 Nov 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 16 Nov 1861. Corporal. Sick in hospital at Iuka, Mississippi, 21 Aug 1862. Sick in Nashville, Tennessee, 8th & 10th of Dec 1862. Left behind with the supply train on 11 Sep 1863 because of illness. Reported sick on 24 Dec 1864, which was after the mustering out of B Company, which took place on 1 Dec 1864 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Post war: Died 1 Jun 1908. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-4; red book vol 20 p 30) (Buslett p383) [Buslett lists his home as Merton, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.] (Ager p295) (RWV p808) (Ulvestad p263) (Hedberg)