TELLEFSON, Lewis

IL 82nd Inf Co I. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Christiansan, Norway. Civil War: Clerk. Age 30. Unmarried. Brown eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for three years on 7 Aug 1862 at Chicago. Mustered 29 Oct 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois. Private. Transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps on 1 Dec 1864. Mustered out on 14 Sep 1865 at (Unreadable, looks like Elmyra), New York. Sources: (ILSA reel 7 p74)