HIMLE, Nelson

WI 12th Inf Co G. Residence: Rudolph, Wood County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Unmarried. Age 29. Lumberman. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted for three years at Rudolph. Mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 31 Aug 1861. Private. Re-enlisted for three years on 5 Jan 1864 at Natchez, Mississippi. Muster roll showing his re-enlistment shows his residence as Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-14; red book vol 17, p130) [Red book shows enlistment as 17 Oct and muster as 31 Oct 1861.]