WI 3rd Inf Co K. Residence: Coon Prairie, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Born “Mathias Schjøll” in Toten, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 40. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years on 20 Apr 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered 29 Jun 1861 at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Private. Discharged from the service 15 Apr 1863 by order of General Slocum. Almost a year later, he enlisted again for three years on 4 Apr 1864 at La Crosse as a Veteran recruit. Mustered there the same day. Private. Came to WI 15th Inf Co B at Dallas on 15 May 1864. Transferred to H Company on 1 Dec 1864. Assigned temporarily to the 24th Infantry. Transferred to Company I of the WI 13th Infantry on 10 Jun 1865. Mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, on 24 Nov 1865. Post war: Died at Stoddard, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-4; red book vol 9, p204; vol 18, p184; vol 20, p36) (Buslett p397) (RWV p809) (Ulvestad p327) (Hedberg) “Schiol, Mathias” “Sjol, Mathias” “Scholl, Mathias”
