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Hans Christian Heg Statue, Madison, Wisconsin
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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 sculptor Paul Fjelde was erected in 1926 and still stands at the King Street approach (northeast corner) to the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison.
1990
Potter, James T.
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WHi 44095
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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 ...
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