Franz Sigel
Born: November 18, 1824
Birthplace: Sinshiem Baden, Germany
Father: Franz Moriz Sigel 1788 – 1863
Mother: Anna Marie Pauline Lichtenauer 1796 –
Wife: Elise Dulon 1835 – 1910
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Children:
Paul Sigel 1858 – 1914
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Leila Sigel Schehl 1865 – 1940
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Education:
1843: Graduated from Karlsruhe Military Academy
Occupation before War:
1843 – 1847: Lt. in the Baden Army
Acting Minister of War for Revolutionary Forces, against the Prussians
Fled his native country first to Switzerland, then England
1852: Immigrated from England to the United States, settling in New York
School Teacher in New York City, New York
Served in the New York State Militia
Professor at the German American Institute in St. Louis, Missouri
Director of the St. Louis, Missouri Public School System
Attracted German-American's to the Union Cause
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 3rd Missouri Union Infantry Regiment
1861: Organized an Expedition in Southwest Missouri
1861: Union Commander in Engagement near Carthage, Missouri
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1861: Served in the capture of Confederate Camp Jackson
1861: Served in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
1862: Commended for his performance at Battle of Pea Ridge
1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Division Commander in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1862: Corps Commander at Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Wounded in the hand at Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Commander of Reserve Grand Division, Army of the Potomac
1862: Stayed in reserve during the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Left his corps in February, replaced by Oliver O. Howard
1863 – 1864: Served on light duty in Eastern Pennsylvania
1864: Union Army Commander, Department of West Virginia
1864: Defeated at the Battle of New Market, Virginia
1864: Replaced in July from his command, by David Hunter
1864: Fought at Harper’s Ferry against Lt. General Jubal Early
1865: Resigned from Union Army on May 4th
Occupation after War:
Editor of Baltimore Wecker Newspaper
Newspaper Editor in New York City, New York
1869: Unsuccessful Candidate for New York Secretary of State
1871: Unsuccessful Candidate for Register of New York City
United States Pension Agent for New York City, New York
Publisher of New York Monthly Newspaper
Died: August 21, 1902
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
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