OLESON, Asbry

MN Indian War: “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. The Sibley Guards, raised at Forest City, Minnesota, at the opening of the Indian War, and served actively in and about Glencoe, Forest City and Hutchinson for nearly two months, taking part in several sharp encounters with Indians. Private. Wounded in a shoulder at Forest City, 4 Sep 1862. Sources: (MCIW p773)