OLSON, Gulbrand

WI 15th Inf Co K. Residence: Freeborn County, Minnesota. Born 29 May 1824. Civil War: Age 35. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 18 Jan 1862 in Freeborn County and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 11 Feb 1862. Private. Sick in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 21 May 1863. Wounded in his right arm at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864. Discharged from the service for disability due to his wound at Harvey Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, 28 Nov 1864. Post war: Awarded pension of $2.67 per month for the wound in his right arm. Died 30 Jul 1922. Buried in Hartland Village cemetery, Freeborn County, Minnesota. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-12; red book vol 20 p146) (Buslett p637) (Ager p319) (Ulvestad p316) (Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883, living in Minnesota, publ. 1994, Park Genealogical Books, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota)