IA 4th Inf Co G. Residence: Ringgold County, Iowa. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 18. Enlisted 4 Jul 1861. Mustered 15 Aug 1861. Private. Wounded slightly at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on 29 Dec 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered on 25 Jan 1864. Mustered out 24 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: (ISW-I cd p78)