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MADISON TO ISLAND NO. 10 77
very large on one of them is inscribed," Mississippi Devils " — presented by the Ladies."
I send you enclosed herewith a small Secesh Flag. Keep it as a trophy.
I have a good many fine trophies, worth a good deal, be¬ sides the Flags spoken of. I send my trunk home by a man from Chicago, and have instructed him to send it to you from Chicago by express to "Buriington Wisconsin."
In my last letter I stated that Ole was going home, and that I sent home some stuff with him for you and the chil¬ dren. I can not send it now, as he left all those things up at Cairo.
I have put every think in my trunk that I can spare. I do not want a trunk, because I can get along much better with a small valice or carpet sack. I have a good saddle for Ed¬ mund and some other things that [I] can not now send you.
I can not tell where we go from here, but it is very probable that I may stay here a few weeks — to keep command of the place. Gen' Buford likes my Regt very well, and I shall go with his Brigade if we move from here.
I am healthy and well, and the boys are pretty good. One died to day.
I am very bussy and will write some more by and by.
Good By for the present. My love to you all
Your Hans
Hans C. Heg.
I have written all in a hurry.
This Flag was captured by myself at Island N" 10.
To Gunild, April 11, 1862
Island N" 10. April 11*" 1862
My Dear Wife.
I wrote you a very hasty letter yesterday, and I suppose ^rom my last two letters you hardly know what [to] think of
Object Description
| Title | The Civil War letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg |
| Source Title | The Civil War letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg |
| Regiment | 15th Infantry |
| Author/Creator | Heg, Hans Christian, 1829-1863; Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969 |
| Description | Col. Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863) led the predominantly Norwegian 15th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Heg had migrated to the United States from Norway as a child in 1840 and spent his youth at Muskego, Waukesha County. In the fall of 1861 a new Scandinavian regiment was recruited and Heg accepted appointment as its colonel. The 15th Wisconsin Infantry, made up largely of recent immigrants, fought at Island No. 10, Perryville, Stone's River, and Chickamauga, where Heg was killed while charging forward at the head of his troops. This volume contains 210 letters that he sent home during the war. They describe not only combat but also camp life, marches, slavery, and the ways that recent Scandinavian immigrants adapted to the war. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source | Historical Society Library Stacks |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Place of Publication | Northfield, Minn. |
| Source Creation Date | 1936 |
| Source Publisher | Norwegian-American Historical Association |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN012010000 |
| Type | Text; Image |
Description
| Title | 77 |
| Source Title | The Civil War letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg |
| Volume | 1 |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Full text | MADISON TO ISLAND NO. 10 77 very large on one of them is inscribed" Mississippi Devils " — presented by the Ladies." I send you enclosed herewith a small Secesh Flag. Keep it as a trophy. I have a good many fine trophies, worth a good deal, be¬ sides the Flags spoken of. I send my trunk home by a man from Chicago, and have instructed him to send it to you from Chicago by express to "Buriington Wisconsin." In my last letter I stated that Ole was going home, and that I sent home some stuff with him for you and the chil¬ dren. I can not send it now, as he left all those things up at Cairo. I have put every think in my trunk that I can spare. I do not want a trunk, because I can get along much better with a small valice or carpet sack. I have a good saddle for Ed¬ mund and some other things that [I] can not now send you. I can not tell where we go from here, but it is very probable that I may stay here a few weeks — to keep command of the place. Gen' Buford likes my Regt very well, and I shall go with his Brigade if we move from here. I am healthy and well, and the boys are pretty good. One died to day. I am very bussy and will write some more by and by. Good By for the present. My love to you all Your Hans Hans C. Heg. I have written all in a hurry. This Flag was captured by myself at Island N" 10. To Gunild, April 11, 1862 Island N" 10. April 11*" 1862 My Dear Wife. I wrote you a very hasty letter yesterday, and I suppose ^rom my last two letters you hardly know what [to] think of |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN012010086 |
| Type | Text |