Ole Christenson
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| Name at Enlist | Ole Christenson |
| Birth Name | Ole Christenson |
| Lived | – |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Manitowoc County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | F |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 12 Dec 1861 |
Ole Christenson was born in Norway. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company F. The men of the company called themselves “KK’s Protectors” in honor of the 15th’s first Lieutenant Colonel, Kiler K. Jones. “F” was also known as the Valdres Company because a large number of its members hailed from the Valdres region of Norway.
The army listed Christenson as living in Manitowoc County, WI, a farmer, unmarried, and age 18. He had blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, and stood 5’6”. He enlisted for three years on October 20, 1861 at Manitowoc, WI, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 12, 1861 as a Private (Menig). He was seriously wounded in his right arm at Stones River, TN on December 31, 1862 and sent to hospital. Christenson served as escort with the provision transport from Stevenson, AL in October 1863. He was sick in Chattanooga, TN from September 21, 1863 until November 28, 1863. He was wounded in his lefthand at Red Clay, GA on May 4, 1864. He mustered out with his company on January 13, 1865 at Chattanooga, TN.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-8,15; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.86; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillage [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett, Decorah, IA, 1895, p.501; Nordmændene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.274; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Publ. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.306 The Military History of Wisconsin in the War for the Union, Edwin B. Quiner, 1866, Clarke & Co., Chicago, p.621.