WI 15th Inf Co A. Residence: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 24. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6½”. Enlisted for three years on 16 Dec 1861 at La Crosse. Mustered 20 Dec 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Assigned as Quartermaster at Chattanooga, Tennessee, 28 Nov 1863. Re-enlisted for three years as a Veteran on 1 Jan 1864 at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, and re-mustered 25 Apr 1864 at McDonald’s Station, Tennessee. Bounty $400. To be given 30-days furlough in Wisconsin sometime before the end of his original term of service. He was given this re-enlistment leave on 3 May 1864. Temporarily assigned to Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, at Whiteside, Tennessee. on 20 Dec 1864. Transferred to Wisconsin 13th Infantry, Company I. Mustered out 3 Jul 1865, Chattanooga. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-3,14; red book vol 20 p16; blue book vol 20 p14) (Buslett p353) (Ulvestad p252) (Ager p292) (Meeker)
