OALSON, Christian

WI 44th Inf Co D. Residence: Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Ashippun, Dodge County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 20. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’7½”. Enlisted for one year on 3 Oct 1864 at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Mustered there the same day. Bounty $100. Private. Sick in hospital since 12 Apr 1865 at Paducah, Kentucky. Moved to a hospital in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and discharged from there on 10 Jun 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 180-5; red book vol 49; blue book)