OLSEN, Samuel

WI 28th Inf Co K. Residence: Primrose, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 20. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’10, stout build. Enlisted for three years on 21 Aug 1862 at Primrose. Mustered 14 Oct 1862 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Private. Mustered out 23 Aug 1865 at Brownsville, Texas. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 132-12; red book vol 33) (Ulvestad p319)