Online registration for this program closes at 5:00pm the day before. 

Virtual program - Zoom link will be emailed prior to event.

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At this virtual workshop, historian and author Andrew Roscoe will examine the life and legacy of Colonel Hans Christian Heg. A leader in the Norwegian-American community, Heg played a role in early years of the Republican Party in Wisconsin. As the war approached, he became more outspoken in his abolitionist views. Finally, when the war came, he raised and led a Norwegian-American unit, the 15th Wisconsin Infantry until he was killed in action at the Battle of Chickamauga.

This workshop will examine Heg's life and put it into the broader context of the immigrant experience in the years before the war, the early turmoil of the Republican Party as competing ideologists sought dominance, and his role in the Civil War. Understanding the circumstances of Heg's rise and death is critical to contextualising his public memorialization in Wisconsin and Norway today. 

Class cancellations can happen if enrollment minimums are not met two days prior to the class. If your class is canceled you will be contacted via phone or email.