WI 12th Inf Co C. Residence: Perry (or Blue Mounds), Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 21. Unmarried. Farmer. Blue eyes, white hair, fresh (sic) complexion, 5’1”. Enlisted for three years on 12 Sep 1861 at Dodgeville. Mustered 18 Oct 1861. Private. Re-enlisted for three years and re-mustered on 3 Jan 1864 at Natchez, Mississippi. Wounded in action near Atlanta, Georgia, on 22 Jul 1864. Mustered out 16 Jul 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-5,14,15; red book vol 17, p48).
