RACH, Charles

WI 3rd Inf Regimental Staff. Residence: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Medical student. Age 21. Married. Blue eyes, light hair, blond complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 18 May 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered at Fond du Lac on 29 Jun 1861. Entered as a private in Company K, and was promoted to Regimental Hospital Steward on 9 Jul 1861. Sources: (WHS red book vol 9 p6)