LA 14th Inf Co C. CSA. Residence: New Orleans, Louisiana. Born in Norway. Civil War: Sailor. Age 27. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted 6 Jun 1861 at New Orleans. Wounded and in hospital during Jul and Aug 1862. Absent and in hospital at Lynchburg during May and Jun 1863. Federal records show him to have been captured either at Gettysburg on 10 Jul 1863 or at Williamsport on 12 Jul 1863. Sent from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 22 Jul 1863 to Philadelphia. Paroled on 30 Jul 1863 at Fort Deleware, Delaware. Listed as wanting to enter service of the North on 30 Aug 1863. Sent to Navy Yard in Philadelphia; returned March 1864. Sources: (www.borgerkrigen.info)
