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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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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