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Ole C. Johnson
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Waist-up seated studio 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.
circa 1860-1869
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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: ...
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Waist-up cabinet card portrait of Ole Nustad Johnson [as written on the photograph backing; also written as Ole Johnson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20, published rosters: Rosters of Wisconsin Volu...
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A seated, waist-up studio portrait of Ole Steensland, a private in Company K, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls,...
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A seated waist-up studio portrait of Ole K. Hanson, a sergeant in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, V...
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Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of John Henry Johnson, a sergeant in Company G, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive ...
