MN 1st Inf Co E. Born 1827 in Norway. Civil War: Entered service on 16 Mar 1865 Private. Discharged 2 Jun 1865. Died at Carthage, South Dakota. Buried in Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery there in block C, lot 4, grave 4. Sources: (SDSHS WPA Veterans Cemetery Records, Miner County) (South Dakota Historical collections, vol XVI, publ 1932, p292)
