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Hans Heg Statue
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The statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863), commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, as it stands in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Heg was mortally wounded on 19 September 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga (Georgia) and died the next day.
1950
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WHi 34301
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Hans Christian Heg Statue, Madison, Wisconsin
1990
Norwegian-born Colonel Hans Christian Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry was mortally wounded at Chickamauga on 19 September 1863 and died the next day. This statue of Heg by Norwegian-American scu...
Hans Christian Heg Statue, Madison, Wisconsin
Statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg, by Paul Fjelde, at the King Street approach to the Wisconsin State Capitol. Commander of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, Heg was fatally wounded at the battle of ...
Hans Christian Heg Statue, Madison, Wisconsin
Statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg, by Paul Fjelde, at the King Street approach to the Wisconsin State Capitol. Commander of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, Heg was fatally wounded at the battle of ...
Wisconsin State Capitol
circa 1936-1940
View from the east corner of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking past the Colonel Hans Christian Heg statue with King Street in the background.
Hans Christian Heg
Portrait of Colonel Hans Christan Heg, commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Heg was fatally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga on 19 September 1863 and died the ne...
Statue of Col. Hans Heg now in Capitol building
Sep 10, 1925
Wisconsin State Journal
