IL 1st Army Corps, Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, Company Number Eight. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Gray eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’5½”. Enlisted for one year on 28 Mar 1865 at Chicago, and mustered there the same day. Private. Mustered out as a Private in Company A of the 6th Regiment of US Veteran Volunteers on 27 Mar 1866 at Washington DC. Sources: (ILSA reel 17 p23)
