Ole Olson, Jr.
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| Name at Enlist | Ole Olson, Jr. |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1844 – |
| Resident of Muster-In | Norway Township, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | C |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 2 Dec 1861 |
| Burial Location | Sturgeon Bay, WI |
Ole Olson, Jr. joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company C. The men of the company called themselves the “Norway Bear Hunters,” but they were also known as the Color Company because the regimental Color Guard was attached to their company.
The army listed him as living in Norway Township, Racine County, WI, age 17, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on November 5, 1861 at Waterford, WI, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 2, 1861 as a Private (Menig). Olson was assigned to Pioneer Corps in November 1862. He mustered out with Company C on January 1, 1865 at Chattanooga, TN.
After the war, he returned to WI. In 1890, he was living in Sevastopol, Door County, WI. He was buried in Sturgeon Bay in Door County.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-5; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.48; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige, p.424; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.299; Hedberg; 1890 Veterans Schedules, Roll: 114; Enumeration District: 87.