WI 15th Inf Co D. Residence: Chicago, Illinois. Born in Stavanger, Norway. Civil War: Cabinet maker. Age 37. Married. Brown eyes, dark hair, light complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for three years on 27 Sep 1861 at Chicago, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 15 Nov 1861. Private. Transferred from Company A to Company C to Company D. Developed arthritis in his left knee and in one ankle, and was discharged from the service for disability at Camp Randall on 31 Jan 1862. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-6,15; red book vol 20 p18, 60) (Buslett p447) (Ulvestad p296) (Ager p301)
