LEIN, John

WI 30th Inf Co C. Residence: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Printer. Age 30. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for three years on 1 May 1863 at Madison and mustered there the next day. Private. On duty at Camp Randall, Madison, in August 1863. Sick in Quincy, Illinois, 26 Nov 1864. Died 14 Dec 1864 in a hospital at Quincy of disease (scurvy). Buried in Quincy Cemetery, grave 221. Sources: (WHS red book vol 35) (Larsen p48)