Personal Information

Last Name:	Lindguist		Birth:
First Name:	Gustavus		Death:	January 23, 1912
Middle Name:	F		Age:	84

		Unit:	165th	Branch:	INF
		State:	NY	Company:	C
Side:	Union Confederate	If Federal State From:		Rank:	1LT
		Enlisted:	April 25, 1861	Discharged:	September 01, 1865
Veteran Summary	Born in Sweden. Enlisted in the 5th New York Infantry for two years at New York City. Mustered in as a Private in Company A on 9 May 1861. Promoted to Corporal on 3 Aug 1861. Discharged on 21 Nov 1862. Mustered in as 2nd Lieutenant of Company C of the 165th New York Infantry for three years on 22 Nov 1862. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 3 Dec 1862, with rank from 22 Nov 1862. Mustered in as 1st Lieutenant of Company C on 2 Nov 1863. Commissioned 1st Lieutenant on 6 Oct 1863, with rank from 23 Jun 1863. Mustered out with the Regiment. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Died in Tacoma, Washington. He is buried in a G.A.R. section of the cemetery. Some of his military records spell his first names as "Gustav" and last name as "Linguist", while his pension records spell his last name as "Linquist".

Cemetery Information
Cemetery Name	Oakwood Hill
Cemetery Street	5210 S Alder St
Cemetery City	Tacoma
Cemetery Township
Cemetery County	Pierce
Cemetery State	WA