IA 12th Inf Co G. Residence: Hesper, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 23. Enlisted 20 Oct 1861. Mustered 5 Nov 1861. Private. Missing in battle and taken prisoner 6 Apr 1862, Shiloh, Tennessee. Wounded in foot slightly 15 Dec 1864, Nashville, Tennessee. Mustered out 20 Jan 1866, Memphis, Tennessee. Sources: (ISW-II p489)
