WI 38th Inf Co G. Residence: Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 19. Brown eyes, black hair, dark complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for one year on 2 Sep 1864 at Black Earth. Mustered into WI 42nd Inf on 6 Sep 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin, and then assigned to the 38th. Private. Recruit. Bounty $100. Wounded at Petersburg, Virginia on 2 Apr 1865. Sent to hospital in Washington, DC. No discharge had been furnished him at time of muster out of his company. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 170-9; 259-13; red book vol 43)
