WI 15th Inf Co A. Residence: Winneshiek County, Iowa. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Farmer. Blue eyes, blond hair, fair complexion, 5’7½”. Enlisted for three years on 8 Jan 1862 in Winneshiek County. Mustered 27 Jan 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Wounded at Stone’s River, Tennessee, 31 Dec 1862, and sent to hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Died there of wounds on 26 Mar 1863. Buried at National Cemetery at Stone’s River; section G, grave 105. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 76-3, 77-8; red book vol 20 p 18) (Buslett p359) (Ager p293) (Quiner p 621)
