WI 45th Inf Co E. Residence: Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Pleasant Springs, Dane County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 20. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for one year on 9 Feb 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there on 15 Feb 1865. Private. Discharged on 29 May 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS red book vol 50)<