Hans Christian Heg
Former State Prison Commissioner of Wisconsin
Hans Christian Heg was a Norwegian American abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment on the Union side in the American Civil War. He died of... Wikipedia
Born: December 21, 1829, Lier Municipality, Norway
Died: September 20, 1863 (age 33 years), Chickamauga, GA
Descendants: Elmer Heg, Hilda Heg, and James Edmund Heg
Spouse: Gunhild Einong Heg (m. 1851–1863)
Party: Republican Party
Previous office: State Prison Commissioner of Wisconsin (1860–1862)
Nationality: American