CASPERSON, Gustave

IL 2nd Lt Arty Battery F. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 18. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted for one year on 17 Aug 1864 at Chicago, as a substitute for Wilber F Sterry [Stacy?], and mustered there the same day. Private. Transferred to the Illinois 45th Infantry, Company K. Mustered out 3 Jun 1865 at Washington, D. C. Sources: (ILSA reel 4 p54, reel 16 p80) “Cespesan”