HANSON, Laurence

WI 17th Inf Co _. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 18. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’4½”. Enlisted 20 Aug 1864 for one year at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Mustered the same day. Substitute for Alfred S. Swarthout of Onalaska, Wisconsin. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 87-13)