Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel
Franz Sigel
	Franz Sigel
Born	November 18, 1824; Sinsheim, Baden, German Confederation
Died	August 21, 1902 (aged 77); New York City, New York, U.S.
Place of burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York
Allegiance	Grand Duchy of Baden ; Baden Revolutionaries ; United States
Branch	Baden Army ; Baden Revolutionary Forces ; Union army
Service years	1843–1847 (Baden); 1848 (Revolutionaries); 1861–1865 (USA)
Rank	Lieutenant (Baden); Colonel (Baden Revolutionaries); Major General (USA)
Commands	XI Corps
Conflicts	Baden Revolution; American Civil War Battle of Carthage (1861); Battle of Wilson's Creek; Battle of Pea Ridge; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of New Market; ;
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Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) 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 general in the Union army during the American Civil War. His ability to recruit German-speaking immigrants to the Union armies received the approval of President Abraham Lincoln, but he was strongly disliked by General-in-Chief Henry Halleck.