WI 15th Inf Co A. Residence: Chicago, Illinois. Civil War: Unmarried. Age 27. Enlisted for three years on 9 Oct 1861 at Chicago. Mustered 15 Nov 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Taken prisoner at La Vergne, Tennessee, 29 Dec 1862. Exchanged on 29 Jun 1863. Assigned to Division Quartermaster supply train on 17 Jan 1864. On detached service in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 5 Oct 1864. Discharged from the service from there on 20 Dec 1864. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-3; red book vol 20 p 20) (Buslett p363) (Ager p293) (Ulvestad p314) (Meeker)