Heg descendants help rededicate statue damaged during protests

The Col. Hans Christian Heg statue was officially rededicated to the people of Wisconsin during a special ceremony on Sunday at the Capitol. The statue was torn down after a social justice protest turned destructive in June 2020. It was repaired and reattached in September 2021.

About 25 descendants attended the event in Madison. Heg led the 15th Wisconsin Regiment to fight against slavery during the Civil War and died from wounds he received at Chickamauga in 1863. -- Article