LA 7th Inf Co D. CSA. Residence: New Orleans, Louisiana. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Saddler. Age 28. Unmarried. Enlisted 7 Jun 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana. Private. Absent, sick in a hospital in Richmond during Sep and Oct 1861. Absent, sick in a hospital in Lynchburg during Jan and Feb 1863. Discharged May 1863. Re-enlisted. Discharged in 1864. Sources: (www.borgerkrigen.info) “Ekelund, Oscar W” “Ekland, O.W.”
