WI 15th Inf Co D. Residence: Mt. Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born 2 Feb 1839 about 50 miles northeast of Bergen, Norway. From Gudvangen, Sogn, Norway. Came to America with his parents, six brothers and three sisters. Civil War: Age 22. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 9 Jan 1862 at Mt. Horeb, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 18 Jan 1862. Private. Left behind sick in Iuka, Mississippi, 20 Aug 1862. Was in the Convalescent Center at Nashville, Tennessee, 26 Dec 1862. Became unfit for service and was discharged in Nashville on 8 Jul 1863. Post war: Lived at Bee, Washington. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 76-6, 78-3; red book vol 20 p60) (Buslett p449) (Ager p301) (Ulvestad p300) Rootsweb.com. Great grand daughter Sandra Johnson, Gig Harbor WA. subarulvr@aol.com) “Kammen, Hans Olsen”
