Olaus Dahl
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| Name at Enlist | Olaus Dahl |
| Birth Name | Olaus Halvorsen |
| Other Names | Olavus Halvorsen Aare |
| Lived | 22 Mar 1841 – 24 Aug 1883 |
| Birth Place | Solberg under Aaröe, Sannidal (Sandøkedal, Kragerø ?), Telemark |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA |
| Company at Enlistment | F |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 29 Dec 1861 |
| Death Location | Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA |
| Burial Location | Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA, lot 164 |
| Mother | Anne Olsdatter |
| Father | Halvor Eilertsen Dahl |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Gjermundsdatter Johnson Kaasa |
| Spouse Lived | 14 Apr 1847-22 Dec 1934 |
| Married On | 4 Nov 1864 |
| Marriage Location | Little Iowa Norsk-Evangelisk Lutherske Menighed, Winneshiek, IA |
Olaus Halvorson Dahl was born on March 22, 1841 at Solberg under Aaröe, Sannidal (Sandøkedal, Kragerø ?), Telemark, Norway, the son of Halvor Eilertsen Dahl and Anne. 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 Halvorson as living in Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA, unmarried, and age 21. He enlisted for three years on December 4, 1861 at Decorah, and mustered at Madison, WI on December 29, 1861 as a Private (Menig). He was sick in a military hospital on August 28, 1862, and also sick in Farmington, MS. He was discharged from the service for disease in Cincinnati, OH on October 9, 1862.
After the war, Dahl became a carpenter. He married Mary Johnson Kaasa on November 4, 1864. They had eight children, including Anna (1866), John W. (1868), Henry (1870), Chrisena (1872), Molley (1874), Hattie (1875), and James E. (1880). He died on August 24, 1883 at Decorah, IA. He was buried in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, lot 164.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-8; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.86; Naeseth, vol.1, p.181; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett, Decorah, IA, 1894, p.5012; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Publ. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.306; Nordmændene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.275; Letter and document copies from great, granddaughter Jean Rowley, Issaquah, WA; Blaine Hedberg, NAGC&NL; Telemark fylke, Sannidal, Ministerialbok nr. 6 (1831-1847), Fødte og døpte menn [Births and deaths men] 1841, page 103; Iowa, Select Marriages, film no. 1412084; 1880 Census, Roll: 370, Family History Film: 1254370, Page: 85A, Enumeration District: 343, Image: 0359; findagrave.com.