PETERSON, John P.

WI 15th Inf Co I. Residence: Mt. Morris, Waushara County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 23. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 4 Dec 1861 at Scandinavia, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 20 Dec 1861. Private. Discharged from the service for disability due to disease (Consumption) at Mississippi River Island No. 10, 4 Oct 1862. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-11; red book vol 20 p134) (Buslett p605) (Ager p316)