WI 19th Inf Co B. Residence: Fillmore County, Minnesota. Civil War: Age 21. Enlisted for three years on 1 Feb 1862 at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Mustered 4 Mar 1862 at Racine, Wisconsin. Private. Sick in hospital 12 Jun 1863. Died of disease on 8 May 1864 at Hampton Hospital, Fort Monroe, Virginia. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 97-17; red book vol 24) (Love p1090) (Ole G. Hougan’s Civil War Diary, 2 Jan, 23 Mar, 1 May & 12 Jun 1863) “Thompson, Nels” “Thompson, Nils”
