Niels Nielsen
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| Name at Enlist | Niels Nielsen |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Nels Nelson |
| Lived | ca. 1828 – |
| Resident of Muster-In | Raymond, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | C |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 2 Dec 1861 |
Niels Nielsen was born circa 1828. He 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 Raymond, Racine County, WI and unmarried. Nielson mustered on December 2, 1861 as a Private (Menig).
Nielsen was sick at Mississippi River Island No. 10, on June 11, 1862, and was given leave. He stayed away a month too long. Records at the Madison, Wisconsin hospital show that he was mustered out there for sickness on August 22, 1862.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-5; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.424; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.299; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.314.