WI 24th Inf Co K. Residence: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Seaman. Age 25. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’7½”. Enlisted for three years on 14 Aug 1862 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 20 Aug 1862. Bounty paid $25. Private. Was in the Battle of Chaplain Hills, Kentucky, 8 Oct 1862. Left sick at New Market 25 Oct 1862. Discharged from the service at Cincinnati, Ohio, on 14 Jan 1863. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 118-12; red book vol 29)
