Tobias Olson
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| Name at Enlist | Tobias Olson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1818 – 8 Mar 1863 |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Cambridge, Dane County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | H |
| Rank at Enlistment | Corporal |
| Muster Date | 13 Feb 1862 |
| Cause of Death | Disease |
| Death Location | Nashville, Davidson County, TN |
| Burial Location | National Cemetery at Nashville; section E, grave 29 |
| Spouse | Margaret (Margreth) |
| Married On | 7 Dec 1858 |
| Marriage Location | Cambridge, Dane County, WI |
Tobias Olson was born about 1818 in Norway. In December 7, 1858 he married Margreth J. Kristensdatter in Cambridge, Dane County, WI. In 1860, he and his wife were living in Christiana, Dane County. Margaret had three children from a previous marriage F. Kiestrudt (1848), M. Kiestrud (1854), and A. Kiestrudt (1856). Tobias and Margaret had one child together: S. O. Olson (1860).
He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company H. The men of the company called themselves “Heg’s Rifles” in honor of the 15th commander, Colonel Hans C. Heg. They were also known as the “Voss Company” because of a large number of them who were from the Voss region of Norway. In 1890, his widow Margaret was still living in Cambridge.
The army listed him as living in Cambridge, Dane County, WI, age 43, and married. He enlisted for three years on October 18, 1861 at Cambridge and mustered at Madison, WI on February 13, 1862 as a Corporal (Korporal). He was sick in Nashville, TN on December 12, 1862 and died of disease in a Nashville hospital on March 8, 1863. He was buried in National Cemetery at Nashville; section E, grave 29.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, boxes 76-10, 77-8; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.112; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.570; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.265; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.310; 1860 Census, Roll: M653_1403, Page: 167, Image: 173, Family History Library Film: 805403; Wisconsin Marriage Records, GS Film #1275923, Digital Folder #007714210, Image #00898; 1890 Veterans Schedules, Roll: 113, Page: 1, Enumeration District: 60.