WI 15th Inf Co C. Residence: Norway Township, Racine County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 28. Unmarried. “The elder.” Enlisted 14 Oct 1861 at Waterford, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 2 Dec 1861. Private. Assigned to Pioneer Corps, either 26th or 29th Nov 1862. Mustered out with C Company on 1 Jan 1865 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-5; red book vol 20 p 48) (Buslett p427) (Ager p299) (Meeker)
