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Lt. Nils J. Gilbert
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Full-length portrait of Nils J. Gilbert, a first lieutenant in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He held residence in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. On October 12, 1861 he enlisted as a first sergeant and was mustered into service in Madison, Wisconsin on December 12, 1861 with Company F, 15th Wisconsin Infantry at the age of 19. In December 1862 he was severely wounded at Stone River, Tennessee and was sent to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to recover. On October 8, 1864, Nils J. Gilbert was transferred to Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry and was commissioned as first lieutenant. He was mustered out of service on December 12, 1864 with honors in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
circa 1910-1919
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Niels J. Gilbert
circa 1910-1919
Full-length portrait of Nils J. Gilbert, a first lieutenant in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He he...
Nils J. Gilbert
1864
Full-length studio portrait of Civil War soldier Nils (Niels) J. Gilbert, Company A, of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, believed to have been taken in October 1864 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is in...
Ole R. Dahl
circa 1860-1869
Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Ole R. Dahl, a first lieutenant in Company B, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rol...
John N. Brown
circa 1860-1869
Quarter-length portrait of John N. Brown, a second lieutenant in companies G and E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive R...
Nils Kittelsen Luraas
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of Nils Kittelson Luraas, a private in Company G, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Vol...
James Larson
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up studio portrait of James Larson, a first lieutenant in Company C, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volu...
