Hans Hanson
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| Name at Enlist | Hans Hanson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1832 – 13 Dec 1863 |
| Resident of Muster-In | Moscow, Iowa County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | E |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 4 Jan 1862 |
| Cause of Death | Chronic diarrhea |
| Death Location | Chattanooga, TN |
| Burial Location | National Cemetery at Chattanooga, TN; section D, grave 852 |
| Spouse | Anne |
Hans Hanson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company E. The men of the company called themselves “Odin’s Rifles.”
The army listed Hanson as living in Moscow, Iowa County, WI, age 29, and married. He enlisted for three years on November 25, 1861 in Iowa County, and mustered on January 4, 1862 at Madison, WI as a Private (Menig). He was sent to camp hospital, Chattanooga, TN on October 7, 1863. He died there of chronic diarrhea on 13 [or 21] December 1863. He was buried in National Cemetery at Chattanooga, TN; section D, grave 852. He is on the Roll of Honor of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps. His wife, Anne, filed a pension in his name on August 12, 1864.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-7; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.74; Det Femtende Regiment. Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett, Decorah, IA, 1894, p.478; Nordmændene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.288; Payroll muster rolls of WI 15th Co E, saved by Captain T. A. Rossing; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.304; Civil War Pension Index, Roll #T288_198.