TORCHLAND, Elias

IL 89th Inf Co K. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Cooper. Age 26. Hazel eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’10½”. Enlisted for three years on 4 Jan 1864 at Chicago and mustered there the same day. Recruit. Private. Transferred to the Illinois 59th Infantry. Sources: (ILSA reel 8 p43)