OLSEN, Ole

WI 22nd Inf. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 20. Gray eyes, light hair, flush complexion, 5’6”. Substitute for Engebret Swansen of Coon, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Enrolled for one year on 12 Oct 1864. Private. This unit in North Carolina was ordered on 30 Apr 1865 to move to Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, to become the camp’s permanent guard. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 254-1)