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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Sigel, Franz 1824-
Military officer; born at Sinsheim.
Baden, Nov. 18, 1824; graduated at the military school of Carlsruhe; entered the Baden service, but resigned in 1848, when he became a champion of German unity and republicanism.
The revolutionary government appointed him secretary of war. At the head of a beaten and dispirited force, after a defeat by the Prince of Prussia, he made a skilful retreat within the walls of the fortress of Rastadt.
Upon the flight of the provisional government, in July, Sigel withdrew to Switzerland, and, being expelled by the Swiss government, he came to New York in 1850, taught mathematics, interested himself in the State militia, became major of a regiment, and in September, 1858, removed to St. Louis and became superintendent of public schools there.
When the Civil War broke out he organized a regiment of infantry and a battery, assisted
Franz Sigel. Lyon in the capture of Camp Jackson, and afterwards did signal service in southwester