IA 35th Inf Co I. Residence: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 25. Enlisted 15 Aug 1862. Mustered 5 Sep 1862. Private. Discharged from the service on 20 Dec 1862 at Columbus, Kentucky, so that he might enter Henshaw’s Battery, Illinois Light Artillery. Sources: (ISW-V p603)