IA 30th Inf Co H. Residence: Glendale, Iowa. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 36. Enlisted 14 Aug 1862. Mustered 14 Sep 1862. Private. Taken prisoner on 12 Aug 1863 at Black River, Mississippi. Died of pneumonia 12 Aug 1864 while a prisoner in Andersonville, Georgia. Buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, grave 5410. Sources: (ISW-III cd p93) (“Prisoners who died at Andersonville Prison” Atwater List, publ 1865)