WI 45th Inf Co E. Residence: Hampton, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Madison, Dane County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 22. Unmarried.…
MN Indian War: “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. The Scandinavian Guards, organized in Nicollet County, 27 Aug 1862, and who…
Civil War: Post war: Buried in Bear Butte Cemetery at Sturgis, South Dakota, section 3, lot 1, grave 237. Sources: (SDSHS WPA Veterans Cemetery Records,…
IL 12th Inf Co I. Born in Sweden. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Civil War: Age 18. Farmer. Hazel eyes, dark hair, light complexion, 5’5”.…