OLESON, Otto T.

WI 52nd Inf Co D. Residence: Farmington, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Clerk. Age 21. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted for one year on 5 Apr 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered there the same day. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Mustered out with his company on 28 Jul 1865 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Post war: Buried at Riverside cemetery, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 200-5,7,18) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg) “Olson, Ole”