Photograph
Osmund Johnson
| Candid portrait of Osmund Johnson as an older man, wearing his hat askew. He served in Company K of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. According to the "Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers" Johnson served as a Private; was a resident of Fillmore County, Minnesota when he enlisted on 11 February 1862, participated in the battles at Stone River and Chickamauga, was taken prisoner, and was mustered out on 30 May 1865. According to the 1900 Census he was born in Feb 1827 in Norway and immigrated in 1854. After the war he returned to Fillmore County to farm, and died there 1 October 1906. |
| Image ID: | 5262 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Oberst Heg og hans gutter photographs, circa 1862-circa 1920 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2361 1/116 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.25 x 6.25 inches |
| For a very detailed biography of Osmund Johnson, see the Civil War database at the Vesterheim Museum. |
| Portrait photography |
| Beards |
| Men |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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