Ole Petersen, Sr.
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| Name at Enlist | Ole Petersen, Sr. |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1833 – |
| Resident of Muster-In | Norway Township, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | C |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 2 Dec 1861 |
Ole Petersen, Sr. 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 28, and unmarried. He was working as a farm laborer. He enlisted on October 14, 1861 at Waterford, WI, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 2, 1861 as a Private (Menig). Petersen was assigned to Pioneer Corps, either 26th or 29th of November 1862. He mustered out with Company C on January 1, 1865 at Chattanooga, TN.
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 [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.427; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.299; 1860 Census, Roll: M653_1427, Page: 805, Image: 423, Family History Library Film: 805427.