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camp near MURFREESBORO 209
To Gunild, May 4, 1863
[Van Doren Mss.]
rfjiird Brigade. Refers to checks for $700 and $300 which ug has sent home and which she has not reported as received. Jjas sent her his photograph; is waiting for hers. Refers aqain to sketch for Judge Fitch. Receives two Wisconsin newspapers regularly, Emigranten and the State Journal. What a misserable institution that Emigranten is getting to be.
To Gunild, May 7, 1863
Headquarters, Third Brigade, First Division. In from picket yesterday. Good news from Army of Potomac. I received a very complimintary order from Gen. M'Cook yesterday. He explains that General Rosecrans' inspector on the day the brigade was on picket duty found the brigade well in¬ structed in its duties and the men and officers vigilant. The report came from Rosecrans to Colonel Heg via General McCook and was read on dress parade. You ought to have heard the Boys cheer last night as the order was read to them. Such little things helps very much to give spirit to the troops. Hopes that Gunild will come down. Tells her to bring a riding dress. I have got the nicest little riding Horse for you down here that you ever saw. Heg adds as a postscript a copy of the order referred to in his letter.
To Gunild, May 8, 1863
[Van Doren Mss.]
Third Brigade, First Division, Murfreesboro. Acknowledges pictures of Edmund and Hilda. Asks for Gunild and Neb- ^y's. There is heavy fighting on the Potomac. I hope to ^od it may be favorable for us — if it is, then we may look 'Of peace by fall. Is worried about money sent home. Re- **>¦« again to prospective trip to Norway after war is over.
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 | 209 |
| 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 | r camp near MURFREESBORO 209 To Gunild, May 4, 1863 [Van Doren Mss.] rfjiird Brigade. Refers to checks for $700 and $300 which ug has sent home and which she has not reported as received. Jjas sent her his photograph; is waiting for hers. Refers aqain to sketch for Judge Fitch. Receives two Wisconsin newspapers regularly, Emigranten and the State Journal. What a misserable institution that Emigranten is getting to be. To Gunild, May 7, 1863 Headquarters, Third Brigade, First Division. In from picket yesterday. Good news from Army of Potomac. I received a very complimintary order from Gen. M'Cook yesterday. He explains that General Rosecrans' inspector on the day the brigade was on picket duty found the brigade well in¬ structed in its duties and the men and officers vigilant. The report came from Rosecrans to Colonel Heg via General McCook and was read on dress parade. You ought to have heard the Boys cheer last night as the order was read to them. Such little things helps very much to give spirit to the troops. Hopes that Gunild will come down. Tells her to bring a riding dress. I have got the nicest little riding Horse for you down here that you ever saw. Heg adds as a postscript a copy of the order referred to in his letter. To Gunild, May 8, 1863 [Van Doren Mss.] Third Brigade, First Division, Murfreesboro. Acknowledges pictures of Edmund and Hilda. Asks for Gunild and Neb- ^y's. There is heavy fighting on the Potomac. I hope to ^od it may be favorable for us — if it is, then we may look 'Of peace by fall. Is worried about money sent home. Re- **>¦« again to prospective trip to Norway after war is over. |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN012010223 |
| Type | Text |