SIGEL, FRANZ
\sˈɪd͡ʒə͡l], \sˈɪdʒəl], \s_ˈɪ_dʒ_əl]\
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General, born in 1824, was prominent in the insurrection in Baden in 1848 and 1849. He came to the United States in 1852. He ardently upheld the National cause during the Civil War. He captured Camp Jackson in Missouri, fought the battle of Carthage, and was second in command at Wilson's Creek in 1861. He commanded the right wing at Pea Ridge in 1862, and led a corps at Cedar Creek and the second battle of Bull Run. He was defeated by General Breckinridge at New Market in 1864.
By John Franklin Jameson
