WI 16th Inf Co H. Residence: Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 30. Gray eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’9″. Recruit. Enlisted for three years on 21 Jan 1864 at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Galesville, Trempealeau County. Mustered at La Crosse the same day. Private. Marched through the Confederacy with Sherman via Savannah, Columbia, Raleigh and Richmond and into Washington DC. Mustered out 30 Jun 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 80-16; red book vol 21 p178) (RWV2 p45)
