WI 7th Inf Co E. Residence: Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 20. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for three years on 10 Sep 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered the same day. Private. Discharged from the service 23 Jan 1863 at Baltimore, Maryland, for disability due to scrotial hernia. Sources: (WHS red book vol 12 p72)
