ANDERSON, John

WI 18th Inf Co G. Residence: Portage City, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 23. Enlisted for three years on 26 Dec 1861, at Grand Rapids, Woods County, Wisconsin. Mustered 26 Dec 1861. Enlistment credited to Lewiston, Columbia County. Private. Mustered out 9 Sep 1864. [Red book entry states he was “Discharged from the service by sentence of Court Martial at Alatoona, Georgia, 23 Sep 1864”.] Post war: After the war, he farmed near Albert Lea, Minnesota. Joined GAR at age 51. J. A. Lindahl died 9 Oct 1913 in Albert Lea, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 92-13; red book vol 23) (FCHS) “Lindahl, John A.”