WI 47th Inf Co E. Residence: Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Blooming Grove, Dane County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 17. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’7”. Enlisted for one year on 30 Jan 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 1 Feb 1865. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Buried in McFarland, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 188-6; red book vol 52) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg)
