WI 14th Inf Co B. Residence: Iola, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 34. Farmer. Unmarried. Gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for three years on 2 Oct 1861 at Iola. Mustered 30 Jan 1862 (sic) at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Private. Promoted to Corporal on 13 Nov 1861. Wounded in the battle of Shiloh on 7 Apr 1862. Died of his wounds in a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, on 4 May 1862. Sources: (WHS red book vol 19, p42)
