TY  - BOOK
AU  - Engle,Stephen Douglas
TI  - Yankee Dutchman: the life of Franz Sigel 
SN  - 9780807164891
AV  - E467.1.S58 
U1  - 973.7092 23/eng/20240822
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Baton Rouge
PB  - Louisiana State University Press
KW  - Sigel, Franz,
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Biography
KW  - Generals
KW  - German Americans
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Originally published: Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 1993; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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. In his insightful biography, Stephen D. Engle provides the first complete portrait of this enigmatic leader and German standard-bearer, showing Sigel to be a disciplined, self-sacrificing idealist who sparked more pride among his fellow EmigrEs, aroused more controversy among Americans, and perhaps enjoyed more admiration'despite his military shortcomings'than any other Civil War figure
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