Rank: Private
Unit: Band, 2d Dragoons
Reenlisted: June 17, 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 22.
Date of birth: 1822
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 6 September 1848
Age at death: 25 or 26
Location of fatality: Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Location of internment: Camp Jefferson Davis Cemetery in Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Note: He stood 5′ 11″ with blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.