WI 15th Inf Co B. Residence: Coon Prairie, Bad Ax County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 27. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 23 Sep 1861 at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Mustered 16 Nov 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant. Wounded and taken prisoner at Stone’s River, Tennessee, 31 Dec 1862, and sent to hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Discharged from the service at Louisville, Kentucky, 4 Apr 1863, on account of his wounds. Sources: (WHS red book vol 20 p 32) (Buslett p388) (Ulvestad p264) (Ager p296) (RWV p809)