WI 48th Inf Co A. Residence: Norway Township, Racine County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’4”. Enlisted for one year on 15 Feb 1865 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered there the same day. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 30 Dec 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 191-3,13; red book vol 53)