OLSEN, Henry

WI 46th Inf Co C. Residence: Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Vinland, Winnebago County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 23. Married. Blue eyes, dark hair, light complexion, 5’10½”. Enlisted for one year on 30 Jan 1865 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mustered 23 Feb 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Mustered out with this Company on 27 Sep 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Buried at Winchester, Wisconsin; stone reads “d. 27 Oct 1865, aged 24 y 1m”. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 186-4,19; red book vol 51) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg) “Oleson, Henry”