WI 42nd Inf Co D. Residence: Hickory Grove, Grant County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Mifflin, Iowa County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Married. Age 35. Blue eyes, light hair, dark complexion, 5’10”. Enlisted for one year on 1 Sep 1864 at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Mustered there the same day. Bounty $100. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 176-5; red book vol 47)
