WI 15th Inf Co A. Residence: Bad Ax County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 20. Enlisted for three years on 14 Nov 1861 in Bad Ax County. Mustered 17 Dec 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin. Private. Sick in hospital, Mound City, Illinois. Given leave from hospital. Overstayed his leave. Sick in Bardstown, Kentucky, 8 Oct 1862. Wounded in Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, 20 Sep 1863 and sent to hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Was sick in camp hospital 11 Jul 1864. Mustered out with A Company at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on 20 Dec 1864. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-3; red book vol 20 p 20) (Buslett p363) (Ager p293)