Mr. Olson was a Civil War veteran who was buried in an unmarked grave. In August 1930, Carrie Peterson applied for a government Headstone for him.

American Civil War Soldiers about Knud Olson
Name: Knud Olson
Residence: Dunkirk, Wisconsin
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company G, 15th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin.
Transferred into Company I, 13th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 Jan 1864.
Transferred out of Company G, 15th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 Jan 1864.
Absent, sick Company I, 13th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 24 Nov 1865.
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Suggested edit: The following appears to be him: "Story County, Iowa Death Register, Vol. I, 1880-1897" Olson, Knud; Birthplace: Norway; Death Date: 5 Nov. 1889, aged 51 y. [Note: age at death not always accurate; dka]

Contributor: Dorothy Alvis (46492593)

Mr. Olson was a Civil War veteran who was buried in an unmarked grave. In August 1930, Carrie Peterson applied for a government Headstone for him.

American Civil War Soldiers about Knud Olson
Name: Knud Olson
Residence: Dunkirk, Wisconsin
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company G, 15th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin.
Transferred into Company I, 13th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 Jan 1864.
Transferred out of Company G, 15th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 Jan 1864.
Absent, sick Company I, 13th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 24 Nov 1865.
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Suggested edit: The following appears to be him: "Story County, Iowa Death Register, Vol. I, 1880-1897" Olson, Knud; Birthplace: Norway; Death Date: 5 Nov. 1889, aged 51 y. [Note: age at death not always accurate; dka]

Contributor: Dorothy Alvis (46492593)