AL. CSA. Born 29 May 1839 in Mandal, Norway. Shipwrecked in the West Indies; picked up by a blockade runner and carried to Mobile, Alabama. Civil War: Enlisted at Mobile. Served until end of war. Post war: Moved to Texas, eventually to Randal County. Died 30 Apr 1919, Hereford, Canyon County, Texas. Sources: (www.borgerkrigen.info)
