OLSON, Aasmund

WI 15th Inf Co E. Residence: York, Fillmore County, Minnesota. Born 22 May 1829 in Setesdal, Norway, son of Ole Torgiesen and Eli Osmundsdatter. Married 24 Feb 1850 to Ingebjørg Ånundsdatter Stavnos. Emigrated in 1852 from Aust Agder, Norway to York Township, Fillmore County Minnesota. Civil War: Farmer. Age 33. Married. Enlisted for three years on 23 Oct 1861 at La Crosse, Wisconsin under Captain O. C. Johnson. Enlistment credited to LaCrosse. Mustered 1 Dec 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Left sick at Bowling Green, Kentucky, on 4 Nov 1862. Sent to hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, 8 Aug 1863. Transferred to the Invalid Corps on 26 Sep 1863. Post war: Died 27 Feb 1871. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-7; red book vol 20 p76) (TAR) (Buslett p490) (Ager p305) (Ulvestad p319) (Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938, Ancestry.com) (U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com) (Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926, Ancestry.com) (1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com) (email, David Trydahl, 1 Feb 2016) “Olson, Osmund” “Olsen, Amund” “Trydahl, Osmund Olson” “Oleson” “Trydal”