Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-08-23
Sigel, the Hero of
Carthage.

ma some interesting details OF the
splendid operations of Sigel and his
gallant band of Germans. 1t will be
impossible for the Anglo-American
press to pass in silence over Sigels
deeds and achievement Even if they
were inclined to do so, which we never
shall presume of the respective papers,
they could not. By his splendid deeds
of arms in st. Louis and Southwest
Missouri, Sigel has become the chief
representative, the natural incarnation
of the brilliant war-spirit which now
pervades the pen of 6 German descent in
America, and which drives them onward
to rescue the most sacred blessings of
humanity from destruction.
A short retrospective glance over ST.
gels career, and a few words in regard
to his personal appearance, written from
memory, will certainly be acceptable to
our readers.
Francis Sigel is at present about 38
years of age. He received a careful
military education in his native coun-
try, Baden, and while still youth, en-
tered the service as Lieutenant He
early distinguished himself by his ear
nest and scientific endeavors and his
liberal and popular views. While in
garrison at Mannheim he wrote series
of articles for the radical Mannheim
Evening Journ~l, in which he showed
the great defects in the German Mon
archial army, and advocated the estab-
l1shment of a great popular army
These excellent articles made q sensa
ton, but the dismissal of Sigel was the
consequence. This was several years
before the revolution of 1S4S. Thus
Sigel, just arrived at the verge of man
hood, had already become the martyr
of his principles.
He pro6ted by his involuntary re-
tirement by deyoting himself to thor
oueh military studies, till the year 1948
opened a new career to his military ge-
MUS and his longing for active service,
With Willich and others he vas the
military leader Of the Hecker- Strpve
insurrection, and Sigel bore the Re-
publican banner still aloft in the ra-
vines of the Black Forest, after it had
already suffered the defeat Of kapdQrn
by the overwhelming numbers Of the
monarchial forces. 1t was particularly
in the battle Of Guenthersthil, near
Fribourg, where tle yqqns o4icer, gave
such proofs of talent and courage, that
even the enemy was forced to admire
them. A larger sphere Of action was
opened to him by the revolution of May
lS49, which found him refugee in
Switzerland, First commander IN chief
of the army of tbs Nsckar, then Secrc-
tary of War, and afterward assuming a
command under the then commander-in in
ohief, General Microslawski, Sigel, in
all these positions displayed his cease
less energy, his great organizing talents
and Ais brilliant yalog. He took an
important part in almost all of the bat
ties aad skirnishes of the time, aqd es-
ftablisAed his chief reputation at the
battle of Waghaeusel. It was due to
his heroic exertions, excellent disposi-
tions, that the we'll disciplined and much
larger army Of Prussians was in fact de-
featcd by the militia men Of Baden-a
victory of the fruits of which were lost
by the treason of the Colonel Of Dra-
goons, Beckert, after the day had al
ready been won. TAe popular army
was compelled to retreat, the celebrated
fankipg march through the valley Of
the Necksr, through Sinheim. &c, even
recognized by Prussian. military author
tiles, as stratagel masterpiece, is due
! to Sigel. After Micros lawski had re-
signed his command, it dgvolved upon
SiSel, who stood to the cause to the
last, aud faally found Il refase With his
troops in Switzerland.
Thus Sigel at the age of twenty six
was an exile again. He quietly resided
in Switzerland, occupied with his mill
tary studies, and gaining livelihood as
teacher. lie succeeded in eyading the
peremptory orders Of the Federal Coun-
Gil, to leave the country by withdrawing
for while to the Caaton Of Tessig.-
But at last be had to leave Switzerland,
and bY way of Lo4dop, where once be-
fore he had made a shqrt visit, be came
to New York. After some time he ae-
cepted an engagement as teacher in the
celebrated academy of Pr, pglan, whose
daughter hs afterWards married; at :he
same time he continued his militia ~ pur-
suits, becoming the military instructor
of the 5th New York Regiment, and OF
,GerMap Turner's now at Fortress Mon :
roe His fuvorite ideas were the i'm
Iprovement of the military system OF
America, and the education of the
Turner's to skillful sharp p-sh ootsrs and
trailleurs. In 1856 be even published
Ia military joprnal, the Revietq, which,
however, vas soon discontinued. Some
years ago he accepted call from St
Louis to the German Acadamy III that
city, and was engaged as Professor in
this institution, when the present war
gave him an opportunity to draw his
sword for freedom and right. His thirst
for action had not left him in the class
room of his school. Last fall he was
for time very anxious to join Gar;bal
dis forces. IF it can be managed in
some way" he at this timc wrote t9 us
at Baltimore, land if my duties toward
my family will allow it, [ shall leave;
for stronger than ever am l moved to
fight for liberty. it cannot be dong,
then, Of course. | shall remain what
am, schoolmaster in ST. Louis 1t was
well for our Union that the sudden in
reference of Sardinia in Lower Italy
prevented Sigel from executing his gen
crous resolution.
The latest dseds of sigel are frash in
our memory. With indefatigable
energy, he in ST, Louis organized the
, regiments for tbs f&ht against the rehels
He tccliued call frpm his grateful
New York farmers, to place himself al
the head Of tkeir regiment, because he
knew that he could not be spared II
, Missouri. The bold coup dc mair
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