Union united states army officer
Hans Christian Heg was born on December 21, 1829, in Lier, Norway . He later held United States citizenship . Heg had various occupations, including a politician , an officer in the armed forces , an abolitionist , a journalist , and a soldier .
Heg also authored "The Civil War Letters of Hans Christian Heg" . He died on September 19, 1863, in Chickamauga, Georgia .
He had three children: Elmer Heg , Hilda Heg , and James Edmund Heg .