Ole Thompson
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| Name at Enlist | Ole Thompson |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Ole Thompsen Rogan; Rogen |
| Lived | 10 Aug 1841 – 31 Dec 1918 |
| Birth Place | Vang, Valdres |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Winneshiek County, IA |
| Company at Enlistment | K |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 11 Feb 1862 |
| Burial Location | Wild Rice Lutheran churchyard, Norman County, MN |
| Mother | Dorst Olesdatter |
| Father | Thomas Rogan |
| Immigration | 1857 |
| Spouse | Ingeborg Skiem (Skeim) |
| Spouse Lived | 1844-1932 |
| Married On | 1866 |
Ole Thompson was born on August 10, 1841 at Vang, Valdres, Norway, the son of a blacksmith, Thomas Rogan, and Dorst Olesdatter. He came to America in 1857 to Winneshiek County, IA. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company K. The company called itself “Clausen’s Guards” in honor of the 15th’s first Chaplain, Claus L. Clausen. Most of the company was recruited from Scandinavian communities in MN and IA, with the rest from WI.
The army listed him as living in Winneshiek County, IA, age 21, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on January 17, 1862 in Winneshiek County and mustered at Madison, WI on February 11, 1862 as a Private (Menig). He was with the Pioneer Corps in November 1862. He was sick in Chattanooga, TN in September 1864. Thompson was promoted to Corporal (Korporal) on October 1, 1864. He was said to have seen action in 14 encounters with the enemy. On February 10, 1865, he mustered out with Company K at Chattanooga.
After the war, he lived after the war near Twin Valley, MN. He was married in 1866 to Mrs. Ingeborg Skiem (Skeim) [1844-1932]. They had seven children, two born in IA and five in Norman County, MN. In 1873, they moved to Flom Township, Norman County. In 1892, he was living in Fossum, Norman County, MN. He died on December 31, 1918. He was buried at Wild Rice Lutheran churchyard in Norman County.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-12; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.142; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers] by Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.645; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.283, photo, p.319; Martin Ulvestad, Nordmændene i Amerika, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.325; Winneshiek County Marriage Records; “The Twin Valley Community Saga”, 1986, p.295; “Flom 125th Anniversary Community Book”, 2002.