WI 28th Inf Co E. Residence: Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 28. Mason. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 17 Jan 1864 at Whitewater, Wisconsin. Mustered 16 Feb 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Joined Company E on 11 Apr 1864. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 132-13; red book vol 33) “Halvorson, Zachariah” [One source gives his residence as Eagle, Waukesha County.]
