IL 17th Cav Co C. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Shoemaker. Age 35. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years on 23 Dec 1863. Private. Transferred from the Illinois Fifteenth Cavalry. Mustered out as Saddler. Mustered out 22 Dec 1865 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Sources: (ILSA reel 15 p74)
