IL 82nd Inf Co I. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Fredrikstad, Viken County, Norway. Civil War: Mason. Age 17 (at time of enlistment). Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years on 12 Aug 1862 at Chicago. Mustered 29 Oct 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois. Private. Transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps on 29 Oct 1864. Occupation: Clerk. Sources: (ILSA reel 7 p72, and “Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois”. Volume 5 (1861-1866). Revised by Brigadier General J. N. Reece. Adjutant General. Springfield Illinois, 1901.)
