IL 12th Inf Co I. Residence: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 19. Farmer. Unmarried. Gray eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 1 Aug 1861. Private. Re-enlisted for three years on 1 Jul 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 p109, 111)
