OLESON, John

WI 1st Inf Co F. Residence: Park (Rush?) River, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 21. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, 10 Sep 1861. Mustered at Milwaukee in October 1861. Private. Deserted at Bowling Green, Kentucky, on 17 Sep 1862. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 2; red book vol 7)