IL 12th Inf Co I. Residence: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 22. Shoemaker. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion. 5’5¼”. Enlisted for three years on 24 Jul 1861. Private. Re-enlisted on 1 Jan 1864 at Vale Mills, Tennessee, and mustered on 14 Jan 1864 at Pulaski, Tennessee. Mustered out 10 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: (ILSA reel one p 109, 111)
