WI 12th Inf Co G. Residence: Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 25. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 15 Nov 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there the same day. Private. Re-enlisted for three years on 5 Jan 1864 at Natchez, Mississippi. At time of his re-enlistment he gave his residence as Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin. Wounded severely on 19 Jun 1864 near Kenesaw, Georgia. Post war: A veteran by this name, living at Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, in July 1881 was granted a pension of $8 a month because of a gun shot wound to his left thigh, which resulted in varicose veins. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-14,15; red book vol 17, p134) (Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883, living in Minnesota, publ. 1994, Park Genealogical Books, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota)
