WI 47th Inf Co E. Residence: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Ringsaker parish, Hedmark county, not far from Lillehammar, Norway, 18 May 1838. Came to America with his parents in 1859 to Wisconsin. Worked as a printer on “The Emigranten”, a Norwegian newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin. Married 6 Feb 1863 at Madison to Julia Davidson. Civil War: Age 27. Printer. Married. Blue eyes, dark hair, light complexion, 5’7”. Enlisted for one year on 28 Jan 1865 at Madison and mustered there the same day. Bounty $100. $33.33 paid. Private. Promoted to Corporal on 8 Feb 1865. Reduced to ranks 11 Apr 1864. Regiment proceeded to Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville and Tullahoma, Tennessee, assigned primarily to guard duty. Mustered out 4 Sep 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Post war: Moved to Minnesota; then to Decorah, Winneshiek County Iowa, in 1868 to work on the Norwegian newspaper “Posten”, and he did so for 43 years. Nine children. Died 24 Jun 1919 at Decorah. Buried at Decorah Lutheran Cemetery. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 188-6; red book vol 52) (DGA-Decorah Public Opinion Obituary, 25 Jun 1919) (Hedberg)
