ERICKSON, Peter

WI 50th Inf Co H. Residence: Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 20. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for one year on 11 Mar 1865 at Boscobel, Wisconsin. Mustered there the same day. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Died of disease at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, on 8 Jan 1866. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 195-9) (Love p1122)