Letters, 1861, 1866.

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Letters, 1861, 1866.

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Typescript copies of correspondence relating to recruiting men of Norwegian descent for Colonel Hans Heg's 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, September-October 1861, including several to or from Heg; also a letter regarding a regimental reunion, 1866.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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