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Nils J. Gilbert
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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 uniform and leaning on his sword. He entered service on 2 October 1861 as a 1st Sgt, was promoted to 1st Lt. on 19 October 1864, and mustered out on 20 December 1864 when his term expired.
1864
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W0139DI
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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...
Lt. Nils 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...
John O. Wraalstad
Tintype (ferrotype) portrait of Sergeant John O. Wraalstad, Company I of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Wisconsin's so-called Scandinavian Regiment. He is posing in a Union uniform and cap,...
Ole Larson
circa 1860-1869
Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Ole Larson, a private in C Company, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, ...
Edwin Hadley
circa 1860-1869
Waist-up oval studio portrait of Edwin Hadley, a corporal in Company E, 15th Wisconsin, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20: He r...
Halvor A. Lee
Portrait of Halvor A. Lee of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company D, holding a gun.
