Most people’s acquaintance with Col. Hans Christian Heg begins and ends with encountering his statue outside the east wing of the Wisconsin state Capitol.
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The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg pictured outside the Capitol on Nov. 11, 1997.
The base of a statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg, a Union Civil War colonel who fought for the end of slavery, remains after it was torn down by protesters Tuesday night. Protesters also tore down the state's "Forward" statue.
Descendants of Col Hans Christian Heg pose before the ceremony. The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
Report on the dedication of the Hans Christian Heg statue on Oct. 18, 1926.
Photos: So who was Hans Christian Heg? Here's why the Civil War hero had a statue
The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg, a soldier who fought for the Union Army, is photographed on the anniversary of his death, Sept. 19, 2008, in Madison.
The statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg, commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, pictured here in 1950.
Norwegian-born Col. Hans Christian Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry was mortally wounded fighting for the Union Army on Sept. 19, 1863, and died the next day. This statue of Heg by Norwegian-American sculptor Paul Fjelde, shown here in 1990, was erected in 1926.
Portrait of Col. Hans Christan Heg, commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War.
A lithograph titled "Charge of the 15th Wisconsin Regiment at Chickamauga; death of Colonel Heg," shows the mortal wounding of Hans Christian Heg.
Hans Christian Heg's death is reported in the State Journal on Sept. 29 1863.
Chickamauga National Military Park in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, is pictured here in 2013. The location is near where Wisconsin's Col. Hans Christian Heg would have fallen on the battlefield.
State Journal story on Sept. 23, 1924
Story from the State Journal on Oct. 18, 1926
View from the east corner of the state Capitol looking past the Hans Christian Heg statue with King Street in the background, circa 1936.
The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg pictured outside the Capitol on Nov. 11, 1997.
Giorgio Gikas, president of Venus Bronze Works Inc., Detroit, uses a pressure washer July 15, 2002, to clean the statue of Hans Christian Heg that sits on the Capitol Square on the corner of South Pinckney Street and Main Street. This is the first stage of the cleaning and then waxing that takes almost a day to complete. Heg was the most noted Norwegian-American to serve in the Civil War.
Lisa McLaughin of Madison tries to fit a Solidarity T-shirt on the statue of Hans Christian Heg on Capitol Square on March 12, 2011. Tens of thousands of people crowded outside the Capitol during Act 10 protests.
The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg is covered in at the State Capitol is covered in snow in Madison on Feb. 2, 2016.
Two protesters carry a leg from a statue of Hans Christian Heg, a Union Civil War colonel who fought for the end of slavery, during demonstrations in Madison on Tuesday. Protesters also tore down the state's "Forward" statue, assaulted a state senator and set a small fire in a city building Downtown.
The base of a statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg, a Union Civil War colonel who fought for the end of slavery, remains after it was torn down by protesters during demonstrations in Madison on Tuesday night.
Protesters dump a statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg into Lake Monona on Tuesday night in Madison.
An empty pedestal where the statue of famed abolitionist Col. Hans Christian Heg once stood. It was a scene from around the State Capitol on Wednesday after a destructive night of protests.
The head of the Col. Hans Christian Heg statue is still missing and will likely need to be recast from an existing statue in the Racine County town of Norway.
The recovered remains of the statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg, after it was torn down last month.
Venus Bronze Works owner Giorgio Gikas touches up the restored statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg on Tuesday. Heg, the highest-ranking Wisconsin officer killed in combat during the Civil War, fought in the Union Army and was mortally wounded on Sept. 19, 1863.
The Wreath Ceremony during the first part of the Program. . The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
A color guard of The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUV-CW) during the ceremony. The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
The Wreath Ceremony during the first part of the Program. . The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
A color guard of The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUV-CW) during the ceremony. The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
Christopher Kolakowski, Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum giving his presentation. The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
A color guard of The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUV-CW) during the ceremony including Allen Keinert, what was holding the Norwegian Flag. The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
Hans Stuiber, president of the Hans Christian Heg Society, wants the statue's original head, which had been missing but has since been recovered, placed in a museum. Behind him is the restored statue.
A color guard of The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUV-CW) during the ceremony. The statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg at the Wisconsin State Capitol since 1926, was rededicated Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal.
