Ole Anderson
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| Name at Enlist | Ole Anderson |
| Birth Name | Ole Anderson |
| Lived | 10 Aug 1846 – 10 Aug 1864 |
| Birth Place | Lier, Buskerud |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Freeborn County, MN |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 5 Mar 1862 |
| Cause of Death | wounds |
| Death Location | Atlanta, GA |
| Burial Location | National Cemetery at Atlanta |
| Father | Andrew Anderson |
Ole Anderson joined WI 17th Infantry Company D. Residence: Freeborn County, MN. Born 10 Aug 1846 at Lier, Buskerud, Norway. Son of Andrew Anderson, who had enlisted in the Minnesota 10th Infantry. Civil War: Age 15. Said to have walked from Waseca County, MN to Madison, WI to enlist in the all-Norwegian 15th Infantry. That unit had already left Madison when he arrived, so he joined the 17th, an all-Irish regiment. Enlisted for three years on 5 Mar 1862 at Madison. Mustered there the same day. Private. Wounded in the Battle for Atlanta, GA on 2 Aug 1864 and died of his wounds eight days later. Buried in the National Cemetery at Atlanta.
Sources: WHS Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office vol 22, p 28; Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion, Wm. DeLoss Love, 1866, Church and Goodman, Chicago, p 1086 The Military History of Wisconsin in the War for the Union, Edwin B. Quiner, 1866, Clarke & Co., Chicago, p 653; Letter, Alan Anderson, Mercer Island, Washington; Clipping from The Waseca (Minnesota) Journal, undated; FCHS – History of Freeborn County, p 715.