John P. Peterson
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| Name at Enlist | John P. Peterson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | Jun 1836 – |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Mt. Morris, Waushara County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | I |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 20 Dec 1861 |
| Mother | Olive Nelson |
| Father | Peter Mathison |
| Immigration | 1860 |
| Spouse | Caroline Olson |
| Spouse Lived | 1842- |
| Married On | 20 Mar 1864 |
| Marriage Location | Mt. Morris, Waushara County, WI |
| 2nd Spouse | Marion (Maren) Sofie Hanson |
| 2nd Spouse Lived | Aug 1846- |
| 2nd Marriage Date | 3 Sep 1883 |
| 2nd Marriage Location | Scandinavia, Waupaca, WI |
John P. Peterson was born on June 1836 to Peter Mathison and Olive Nelson. He immigrated in 1860. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company I. The men of the company called themselves the “Scandinavian Mountaineers” but were also known as the “Waupaca Company” because so many of them were living in that WI county when they enlisted.
The army listed him as living in Mt. Morris, Waushara County, WI, age 23, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on December 4, 1861 at Scandinavia, WI, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 20, 1861 as a Private (Menig). Peterson was discharged from the service for disability due to disease (consumption) at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on October 4, 1862.
After the war. he married Caroline Olson on March 20, 1864 in Mt. Morris, Waushara, WI. Her parents were Halvor Olson and Darde Nelson. John and Caroline had two children: Nelson M. (1867) and Lena (1878). They lived in Marion, Waushara County, WI and John worked as a farmer. On September 2, 1883, John married Marion (Maren) Sofie Hanson. Her parents were Hans Peterson and Marion Kumsdatter. In 1900, they were living in Mount Morris, Waushara, WI.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-11; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.134; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.605; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.316; Civil War Pension Index, Roll# T288_369; 1880 Census, Roll: 1452, Family History Film: 1255452, Page: 315D, Enumeration District: 189; 1900 Census, Roll: 1823, Page: 2A, Enumeration District: 0108, FHL microfilm: 1241823; Wisconsin Marriage Records, Batch # M00332-8, GS Film # 1275607; Wisconsin Marriage Records, Batch # M00332-5, GS Film # 1275604.