Civil War Letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg: A Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015 2015 9780873519557 Theodore C. Blegen The book is a primarily a collection of letters written by the soldiers to their loved ones back home in Wisconsin. Their outlook on life could be summed up using common "Scandi- hoovian" saying of 'It Could Be Worse." Table of Contents. Letters from Colonel Heg and Others. Andersonville and Other Southern Prisons. An address by Ole Steensland. The Battle of Murfreesboro or Stone's River by Waldemar Ager. The Battle of Chattanooga by Waldemar Ager. Machine generated contents note: The Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War -- by Waldemar Ager 3 -- Observations from the Civil War -- by Ben (Bersven) Nelson 11 -- The Norwegian Regiment at Chickamauga -- by Waldemar Ager 54 -- Letters Written at the Front 63 -- From Morten J. Nordre’s Diary 136 The Civil War Letters Of Colonel Hans Christian Heg: A Norwegian Regiment I Brand New. S$ 27.05. Customs services and international tracking provided. Buy It Now. +S$ 47.75 shipping estimate. from United States. TSZpYAonso3rZY21Ced. Michigan in the Civil War 13th Colonel's Private Letters Buell Stevenson 1862. S$ 20.79. Customs services and international tracking provided. Buy It Now. +S$ 52.84 shipping estimate. from United States. 3 watchers. The Civil War Letters Of Colonel Hans Christian Heg gives an overview of his life's history followed by numerous personal letters relating to his days and demise during the Civil War period of American history. For those looking for the shared feelings of a man in war and his personal every-day communications, this is the book for you. If you are looking for a book which has a focus on war and battle details, try somewhere else. These letters were predominantly written to his wife and children. Many copies of drawings made during the war are also included in this book. Read more. 6 people foun... Interesting reading for Civil War buffs as well as informative for those interested in Norwegian=American history. Read more. Amazon Customer. A Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War. Edited by Theodore Blegen. A collection of Civil War–era letters written by Hans Christian Heg, who led a regiment of Scandinavian immigrants—the Fifteenth Wisconsin—in the Civil War. Paper, e-book. Category: Military History. A collection of Civil War–era letters written by Hans Christian Heg, who grew up in southeastern Norway, migrated to Wisconsin, and traveled to the gold fields of California and the mining camps of the West, only to return to the Badger State to lead a regiment of Scandinavian immigrants—the Fifteenth Wisconsin—in the Civil War. His achievements are well known among Norwegian- Americans but little known outside that circle.