NELSON, Ole A.

WI 25th Inf Co K. Residence: Hamburg, Coon Valley, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 24. Black eyes, black hair, dark complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 20 Aug 1862 at La Crosse, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 14 Sep 1862. Private. Died of typhoid fever in a hospital at Columbus, Kentucky, on 17 Mar 1863. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 121-15; red book vol 30) (Love p1100)