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Martin Jorgensen
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Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of Martin Jorgensen, a private in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 of Wisconsin Volunteers: He held residence in Chicago, Illinois. On October 28, 1861, he enlisted and was eventually mustered into service in Madison, Wisconsin on November 15, 1861, at the age of 22. He was severely injured during the battle at Stone River, Tennessee and was sent first to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee then to a Marine hospital in Chicago, Illinois. After recovering from the wounds received he was then transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps (V.R.C) [also known as the Invalid Corps] on February 11, 1864.
circa 1860-1869
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Martin Jorgensen
circa 1870-1879
Waist-up seated studio portrait of Martin Jorgensen, a private in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 of ...
Ole Black
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of Ole Back, a sergeant in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Vol...
Thomas Thompson
circa 1860-1869
Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Thompson Thomas, a corporal in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental Description Rolls, Volume 20...
Samuel C. Johnson
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up seated oval portrait of Corporal Samuel C. Johnson from A seated, a corporal in C Company, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform with corporal chevrons on the sleeves. The following informat...
Samuel C. Johnson
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up seated portrait of Samuel C. Johnson, a corporal in C Company, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform with corporal chevrons on the sleeves. The following information was obtained from the Re...
Edlen P. Sime
circa 1860-1869
Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Edlen P. Sime, a private in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental Description Rolls, ...
