OLESON, Thomas

WI 1st Army Corps (Hancock’s Corps), 2nd Company. Residence: Algema, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Carpenter. Age 27. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted for one year on 3 Feb 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 1 Mar 1865. Bounty $100. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 256-2)