IL 82nd Inf Co I. Residence: Latham (looks like), La Salle County, Illinois. Born in Bergen, Norway. Civil War: Clerk. Age 19. Unmarried. Dark blue eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 9 Jul 1862 at Chicago. Mustered 29 Oct 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois. Sergeant. Promoted to First Sergeant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and at (unreadable, looks like “Avery”), North Carolina. Died 19 Mar 1865. Sources: (ILSA reel 7 p72). “Died in the war.” (e-mail, Chris Dierks, Pierre SD)
