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Yankee Dutchman: The Life of Franz Sigel

Yankee Dutchman: The Life of Franz Sigel

Engle, Stephen D.

Paperback

Series: Life of Franz Sigel

Historical FiguresMilitary BiographiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 080712446X
ISBN13: 9780807124468
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: Nov 1 1999
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Lauded as a hero in his native land for his sensational but ultimately unsuccessful exploits during the 1848 German Revolution, Franz Sigel--who immigrated to the United States in 1852--is among the most misunderstood figures of the American Civil War. He was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a political general in the Union army, a move that successfully galvanized northern support and provided a huge influx of German recruits who were eager to fight mit Sigel. But Sigel proved an inept and ineffectual leader and, unfortunately, is most often remembered for his disappointing failure at the Battle of New Market and his subsequent loss of command.


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