WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Coon Prairie, Bad Ax County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 33. Married. Enlisted for three years on 6 Nov 1861 at Coon Prairie and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 9 Dec 1861. Private. Served as an escort with the provisions transport from Stevenson, Alabama, in October 1863. Sick in Madison 1863, and again in 1864. Mustered out with G Company 13 Jan 1865 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Post war: Died 1910; buried in St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, St. Olaf, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20, p100) (Buslett p529) (Ager p313) (Otter Tail County Historical Society)
