WI Hv Arty Co B. Residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Goldsmith. Age 20. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for three years on 29 Aug 1863 at Milwaukee and mustered there on 9 Sep 1863. Bounty $100; $25 paid. Private. Sick in the hospital at Lexington, Kentucky, in October 1864 and in January 1865. Deserted 17 Mar 1865 while on furlough from 13 Feb to 14 Mar from the general hospital in Lexington. He was reported as a deserter on 31 Mar 1865 by the Surgeon in charge of the hospital. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 246-8; 247-3; red book vol 6)
