WI 43rd Inf Co I. Residence: Primrose, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 17. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’11”. Enlisted for one year on 3 Sep 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered 12 Sep 1864 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Private. Mustered out with his company on 24 Jun 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Post war: Buried at West Primrose, New Glarus, Wisconsin; stone reads “31 Mar 1847 – 14 Jul 1901”. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 178-10; red book vol 48; blue book 49) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Ulvestad p320)
