WI 12th Inf Co H. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Hazel eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’6”. Enrolled for one year on 7 Oct 1864 at La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, as a substitute for Hartwell Allen of Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Mustered the same day. Private. Died of typhoid fever on 6 May 1865 at Newbern, North Carolina. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-13; red book vol 17, p198) (WLCW p60) (Love p1076)