WI 15th Inf Co H. Residence: Fillmore County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 36. Unmarried. Blue eyes, blond hair, fair complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted for three years on 29 Nov 1861 in Fillmore County and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Feb 1862. Private. Left behind sick at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on 11 Jun 1862. Sick in Montery, Mississippi, 20 Jul 1862. Died of disease in hospital at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, 28 Aug 1862. Buried there; section 37, grave 65. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 76-10, 16, 77-8; red book vol 20 p114) (Buslett p553) (Ulvestad p266) (WLCW p76) (Love p1082) (Ager p309) (Hedberg) “Ager, Gabriel” “Ayer, Gabriel”