WI 15th Inf Co B. Residence: Cambridge, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born Halvard Andersson Alrek on 6 Nov 1836 at Hanekamb, Arnefjord Parish, Vik I Sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Civil War: Age 25. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 10 Oct 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered there on 16 Nov 1861. Private. Died of disease in hospital at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on 25 May 1862. Buried in Mississippi River National Cemetery near Memphis, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-4; red book vol 20 p 28) (Love p1082) (Buslett p376) (Ulvestad p268) (Ager p294)
