WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: East Troy, Cast Iron, Walworth County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 18. Farmer. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years as a substitute for J. H. Johnson on 16 Jan 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 17 Feb 1864. Private. Joined G Company at Strawberry Plains, Virginia. 31 Mar 1864. Wounded in his hand at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864. Transferred to Company H at Whiteside, Tennessee. Temporarily assigned to the 24th Infantry on 13 Feb 1865. Transferred to Company I of the 13th on 10 Jun 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9,13; red book vol 20 p100) (Buslett p528) (Ager p311) (Hedberg)
