Photograph
Charles Solar Olson
| Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Solar Olson, in uniform, and a woman. He was a private in Company K, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He resided in (enlistment credited to) Verona, Wisconsin. On January 11, 1864, he enlisted in Madison, Wisconsin and on January 28, 1864, he was mustered into service in Madison, Wisconsin at the age of 26. He was recruited and joined Company K on March 31, 1864, at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. On May 27, 1864, he was wounded slightly in the leg during the fighting near New Hope Church, Georgia. On December 20, 1864, he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps by order of the Secretary of War. He was mustered out of service on September 18, 1865, in Davenport, Iowa. |
| Image ID: | 87750 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Bodtker, James F. |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 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 2/1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Photograph is damaged on the left side but still shows the face of the woman in the photograph. |
| Columns |
| Dresses |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Military uniforms |
| Soldiers |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
| Photography |
| Studios and dark rooms |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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