Col. O.C. Johnson | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Col. O.C. Johnson

Col. O.C. Johnson | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Head and shoulders steel engraved portrait of Ole C. Johnson, a colonel in the 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He resided in Stoughton, Wisconsin. On November 12, 1861, he was commissioned as a captain of Company B, 15th Wisconsin Infantry by the governor of Wisconsin and was mustered into service in Madison, Wisconsin at age 24. On November 8, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of major. During the fighting at Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 20, 1863 he was taken as a prisoner of war and transport to Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. In May 1864, he was able to escape and reach Union lines at Strawberry Plaines, Tennessee a month later. Starting in July 1864 until February 1865, when he was mustered out of service, Johnson commanded the 15th Wisconsin Infantry.
DESCRIPTION
Head and shoulders steel engraved portrait of Ole C. Johnson, a colonel in the 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He resided in Stoughton, Wisconsin. On November 12, 1861, he was commissioned as a captain of Company B, 15th Wisconsin Infantry by the governor of Wisconsin and was mustered into service in Madison, Wisconsin at age 24. On November 8, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of major. During the fighting at Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 20, 1863 he was taken as a prisoner of war and transport to Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. In May 1864, he was able to escape and reach Union lines at Strawberry Plaines, Tennessee a month later. Starting in July 1864 until February 1865, when he was mustered out of service, Johnson commanded the 15th Wisconsin Infantry.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:89861
Creation Date:
Creator Name:Shober & Carqueville Litho. Co.
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Collection Name:Oberst Heg og hans gutter photographs, circa 1862-circa 1920
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, fine-art
Original Format Number:PH 2361 3/22
Original Dimensions:4.5 x 7.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The print has a slight tear on lower right corner.
SUBJECTS
Officers
Portraits
Prisoners of War
Soldiers
Civil War, 1861-1865
Men
Moustache
Portrait photography
Suits (Clothing)

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