WI 15th Inf Co B. Residence: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 21. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 30 Dec 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 1 Jan 1862. Private. Transferred, 29 Jul 1863, on orders from Col. Hans Heg, to the 8th Wisconsin Battery. Re-enlisted as a Veteran in that Battery on 5 Jan 1864. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-4; red book vol 20 p36) (Buslett p400) (Ulvestad p339) (Ager p297) “Velle, Jorgen” “Veilen, Jorgen”
