IL 12th Inf Co D. Residence: Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 20. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, fair hair, sandy complexion, 5’11”. Enlisted for three years on 29 Aug 1861. Private. Died of typhoid fever on 14 Apr 1862 on a hospital boat on the Tennessee River. Sources: (ILSA reel one p84)
