LARSEN, Nils

WI 28th Inf Co K. Residence: Primrose, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Bergen, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 18. Blue eyes, dark hair, light complexion, 5’8”, medium build. Enlisted for three years on 19 Aug 1862 at Primrose. Mustered 14 Oct 1862 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Private. Reported to have died of disease on 25 Mar 1863 on board steamer “Goody Friends”, which was enroute to Memphis, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 132-12,14; red book vol 33) (Love p1105) “Larsen, Niles”