Franz Sigel
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Franz Sigel was a German-born Union major general in the American Civil War, known for leading German-American troops and playing prominent roles in several early-war campaigns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German American
ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Sigel Township, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sigel, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1902-08-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Karlsruhe Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedBecauseOf | failure of the 1848 revolutions in Germany ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Sigel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Franz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Franz Sigel statue in Riverside Park, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticularRole | leader of German-American volunteers in the Union Army ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| movement | Forty-Eighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding German-American troops in the Union Army
ⓘ
leadership among German-American communities ⓘ political activity in New York after the Civil War ⓘ role in early American Civil War campaigns in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of New Market
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Pea Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutions of 1848 in the German states NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sinsheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander in the Department of the Shenandoah
ⓘ
commander of XI Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| servedIn | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInRevolution | revolutionary side in the 1848 Baden uprising ⓘ |
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