WI 12th Inf Co G. Residence: Lived in the vicinity of Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 21. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’7½”. Enlisted for three years on 7 Oct 1861 at Prescott, Wisconsin. Mustered 30 Oct 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Assigned to Company A, but was transferred to G Company on 31 Dec 1861. Died of chronic diarrhea on 10 Aug 1863 in the general hospital at St. Louis, Missouri. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-15; red book vol 17, p18,136) (WLCW p62) (Ulvestad p325) (Love p1077) “Rockstadt, Ole”
