OLESON, Abege

MN Indian War: “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. The Sibley Guards, raised at Forest City, Minnesota, at the opening of…

OLESON, Alack

WI 5th Inf Reorganized Co. Residence: (looks like “Vinevol”), Clark County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Lumberman. Age 28. Blue eyes, light hair, light…

OLESON, Albert

MN 2nd Cav Co F. Residence: St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 26. Enrolled 14 Feb 1865. Mustered 18 Feb…

OLESON, Alex

WI Lt Arty 8th Battery. Residence: Scandinavia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 30. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion,…

OFSTEDAL, Johan Olsen

Born in Biri, Norway, about 1835, a son of Ole Larsen Øfstedal. Civil War: Corporal. Post war: He became a merchant in Toledo, Oregon. Sources:…
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OFSTEDAL, Louis C.

From Bergenskanten, Norway. Spanish-American War: Private. Post war: Lived in Cheyenne, North Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p341)

OLDSTON, Thomas

IL 50th Inf Co F. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Gray eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’2”. Enlisted for one year on…

OFSTEDAL, Peder Olson

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OLEN, Andrew

WI Lt Arty 2nd Battery. Born 1840. Civil War: Postwar: Died 1934. Buried in Bell Cemetery, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Sources: (VGC)

OGDEN, Toliff

WI 7th Inf Co E. Residence: Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 20. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion,…