WI 27th Inf Co H. Residence: Christiania, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Sirdal, Norway. Civil War: Age 20. Farmer. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for three years on 6 Aug 1862 at Christiania. Mustered 25 Oct 1862 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Private. Mustered out 29 Aug 1865. Sources: (WHS red book vol 32) “Tangen, Peter Peterson”
