Austeen Johnson
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| Name at Enlist | Austeen Johnson |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Østen Johnson, Austin Johnson, Austen Johnson |
| Lived | ca. 1822 – 21 Aug 1862 |
| Resident of Muster-In | La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | A |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 20 Dec 1861 |
| Cause of Death | sick |
| Death Location | Iuka, Tishomingo County, MS |
| Burial Location | Corinth, Alcorn County, MS |
Austeen Johnson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company A. The men of the company called themselves the “St. Olaf’s Rifles.” They were also known as the “Sailor Company” because of the large number of seamen in its ranks, and as the “Chicago Company” because so many of its members were residents of that city. The army listed him as living in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI, age 39, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on December 16, 1861 at La Crosse, and mustered on December 20, 1861 at Madison, WI as a Private (Menig). Johnson was left sick in Iuka, MS on August 21, 1862. He died the same day and was buried in Corinth, MS.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-3; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.18; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, compiled circa 1885, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.16; Ole A. Buslett, Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers] (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.355; Martin Ulvestad, Nordmændene i Amerika, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.296; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.292; Hedberg.