WI 15th Inf Co H. Residence: Cambridge, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born “Knut Eriksen Rjoe” in Voss, Norway, a son of Erick Williams and Christine Bochtun. Emigrated from Bergen in 1844. Civil War: Age 23. Unmarried. Enlisted as Private on 3 Mar 1862 at Chicago, Illinois. Mustered the same day. Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Jacinto, Mississippi, on 31 Jul 1862. Named commander of the Pioneer Corps in November 1862. Promoted to First Lieutenant, 8 Jun 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Promoted to Captain on 3 Jun 1863. Named commander of the Pioneer Brigade in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Became Quartermaster of the Detachment in Chattanooga 7 Sep 1864. Mustered out with H Company on 13 Feb 1865 at Chattanooga. In 1906 he was living in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-2,10; red book vol 20 p112) (Buslett p551 photo) (Ager p270 photo; p308) (Gjertveit) (Hedberg)
