Paul James Lindberg, native of Wormland, Sweden, a Union veteran of the Civil War. In 1862, he served as private of Co. I of the 61st Regiment of Illinois Infantry. In 1868-1880, he was an inmate in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Northwestern Branch, Milwaukee, Wis.). Despite his desperate attempts to get a job as a bookkeeper, a schoolteacher, or even a janitor, he remained at the Home until his death. The Home's resident physician, impressed by Lindberg's broad erudition and colorful stories of his life, particularly by his claim that he served as a secretary to Lord Byron during his travels in Greece, provided him with paper to write on. After Lindberg's death, he collected and preserved the manuscripts. In some letters his name is spelled "Lindborg" or "Lindburg."
From the description of Papers of Paul James Lindberg, 1868-1893 (bulk 1870-1880). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499783
