Franz Sigel
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Franz Sigel was a German-born American military officer and revolutionary who immigrated to the United States where he worked as a teacher, newspaperman, and politician along with serving as a major g
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Riverside Drive, New York City
Portrait from Appleton's Cyclopedia
General Sigels Grand March sheet music cover in 1861
Battle of Wilson's Creek
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The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Sprin
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…pro-Confederate recruitment. Sigel then joined his troops with the army under Lyon, which marched to Springfield in pursuit of the State Guard. In the Battle of Wilson's Creek, on 10 August, he led a flanking column which attacked the rear of the rebel force, but was routed. After General Lyon was killed, Sigel assumed command…
The soldier in our Civil War a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861 1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor,
The battle as depicted on a mural in the Missouri State Capitol
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, USA