WI 14th Inf Co I. Residence: Alma, Jackson County, Wisconsin. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 26. Farmer. Unmarried. Black eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’4½”. Enlisted for three years on 19 Oct 1861 at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Mustered 30 Jan 1862 at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Private. Was in the battle of Shiloh 7 Apr 1862. Was sent sick from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, to the general hospital in St. Louis on 30 Apr 1862. Died there of typhoid fever on 14 May 1862. Sources: (WHS vol 19, p176)
