MN 6th Inf Co B. Residence: Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 24. Enrolled 9 Aug 1862. Mustered 1 Oct 1862. Private. Discharged from the service with his regiment on 19 Aug 1865. Post war: Peter Church, of Delano, Wright County, Minnesota, in March 1882, received pension of $6.00 a month because of disease of the brain resulting from sunstroke. Sources: (MINN p282) (MCIW p332) (US Pension List of 1882-3. p590) (Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883, living in Minnesota, publ. 1994, Park Genealogical Books, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota).
