MN Lt Arty 2nd Battery. Residence: Not shown. Age 20. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 20. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’7½”. Enrolled for one year on 2 Sep 1864. Mustered the same day. Recruit. Private. Discharged from the service with the battery on 16 Aug 1865 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Sources: (MINN p796) (MCIW p666) (Ulvestad p275) (Copy of his discharge paper, provided by Donald Ellestad, Caledonia, Minnesota) “Christopherson, Nels” “Tweito, Nels”
