IL 17th Inf Co D. Residence: Oneida, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 24. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’10½” Enlisted for three years on 25 May 1861 at Peoria, Illinois, and mustered there the same day. Private. Discharged for disability on 24 Jul 1862 at Bolivar, Tennessee. Sources: (ILSA reel two p 16)