WI 23rd Inf Co A. Residence: Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Unmarried. Age 20. Enlisted for three years on 14 Aug 1862 at Dunkirk. Mustered 25 Aug 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Discharged from the service 29 May 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Post war: Buried at Riverside cemetery, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 114-13; red book vol 28) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg) “Oleson, Torger” “Oleson, Targer”