HANSON, Lars

WI 30th Inf Co H. Residence: Leon, Washara County, Wisconsin. Born in Denmark. Civil War: Painter. Age 27. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, sandy complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for three years on 21st Aug 1862 at Leon. Mustered 21 Oct 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Mustered out 20 Sep 1865. Post war: Buried at Scandinavia, Wisconsin; stone reads “25 May 1835, Egede, Denmark – 15 Oct 1888”. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 140-9,13; red book vol 35) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg) “Hansen, Lars”