Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-05
Sigel, the Hero of Carthage.

In auofhpr cnlump o,,r ro dar, .p;II GrJ
so,ne ;n,erest;n0 Se,als oftSa % s,,loMTd nno nuu
rat;ons of SigeI and his gallant fa nd oF ~
mana II viii be mnoss;hle for the tbe Annjo.
a Amer;can yress IN ,,aas in s;lenoa ovar S;asape
deeds and acb;evemcnt Era, 10 ,b.,, 49,
snn,a ~ tho ras,,oo,;,,o .,a,. an III p,ill
ue not y D. 'hI resPevSSe Pad papers, .ney coSlo
Ion;s ana Sonthwest M;ssorr; s;nai bns 90 ~ G
come the % cb;et reuresen,a,;ua ,Se at,rei mas
Incarnation of tho br;ll;ant wor. s,;r;, ,rh;oh
now nrevodss VI th me mon dpS nf mpdls da,o mn,;n
Amer;ca and wh;oh drives tha,, or1ora ~ -.
rescne t5e most Sacred biess;nas 81 hnmou ~
;tv from dostr,c,;o,, Q " - "u''"
A short ra,ros,,act;,,o o,onoo . S;,.p.
career and ssw words IL ra.rard T to IL Sar
sonaI annearanco wr;ttan $o,o ~ ,a1npvr m,1 pur
will certn;ni~ he sacantahla 20 n,r raaJars
Erane;s S;eel- ,;s M ,,r9eeht obo,,f az year
of ace. He Received n caref;,I military edu.
cation in his native country BADEN and
while still n vonth. entered the service as a
Lieutenant He early d;st;ncu;sbod him,
selfbv his earnest and scientific endeov vors
and Ills liberal and nonnlar views While
in garrison AT Mannheim he wrote n series of
articles for the radical Mannheim Evening
Journal. in which he showed the great do,
fects in the German Monarcb;col army and
advocated tho establishment of n preat non.
ular army. Tbcse eycelln Z ar,;cIes made !.
sensation. but the dismissal of S;gel was tbe
consequence. This was several Years betnre
the revolution of IS4s Tbus S;gel inst ar.
rived at the verge of manhood Ind alre,dv
become the martvr of his nr;nc;nles
He profited by his involuntary retirement
by deyotinp himself to tborcnob military
studies iii tbe wear 1s4s ononed a now oo'
reer to his military gen;us and b;s lono;nc
for active service. With Willich and Others
he was the military leader of the Hecker.
Struye insurrection. and Sipel bore the Re.
publican banner Still aloft in the rov;nes of
the Black Forest, after Il had alreaJv suf.
fered the defeat of Kandorn bv the over
whelminp numbers Of the monarcb;cai f,rces
It was particularly in tbe battle of Gnentb.
ersthil. near Fribourp where tbe voun@ "a;
GER gave such proofs of talent an and S conra zoe 90
tbot even the enemy was farceJ 70 oJ,nG;ro,
them. A larger snbere of action action w was % nnan,
ed 70 him bv the revolut;on of Mav Sd iSdo
which found him n ref,,gee in Sw;tzsrIonJ
First commander. chief Of tbe armv oftbo
Ncckar then Secretarv of War and oftar.
ward assuming a command under " tbe then
comma mander. .cbief General M;croslowSL;
Sigel in ali these nos;t;ons d;snlaved hi,
ceaseless energy his great oraan;y;na taionts
and his brilliant valor He fooI an ;,nnor'
tant mart in almost all of tho hatt,as pU, ppud
skirmishes of the time and nstabl;s he'd his his
chief renutation Mt the bottle of Wombaeusei
II was he dme to his bero;c evert;oSs q ovnei'
lent d;snositions, that the well d;sc;nl;ned
and mnch larger army of prnss;ans pas in
fact defeated bv the military men of Raden
"a victory the fruits of which were lost
nv the treason of tho Coionel of Ora coons
Recbert after the dav had ajreadv baan Won
Tbe nonpiar army was comnellej 70 retreat
the Celebrated aanking march througb , ths,
valley of the Neckor throngb JTnhe;m &C.
even recognized bv Prussiap military autSor''
;t;es as . strategic nastern;ace Z Jna 70
Sipel After Microslawski had RESIGNED
b;s command. it devolved mnon Sigel who
stood to the cause to the Inst and fnallv
found refuge with his troons in Switaer.
Land $3.50 ''' " "'''''
Tins S;oel at tbe aoe of twentv.s;x w.s
an exile again He ouietlv resided in Switz.
erland. occunicd with his military stud;es
and gnn;ng a livelihood az n teacher III
succeeded IN evadina the neremntorv n NV NV
ders of the Federal Counci, to Ieave the
country bv Withdrawing for = while to ths M
Canton Of Tessin' Bnt at last he bad T t(
| lpava Swtzarland and hv xyay IF V,ouAon
where once before ba I had a maJs "s 81 Sbort ] H;o;t
he came To New York After some time ai' h,
accented an eneaeement as teacher in tb, h
celebrated academy of DR.. Dulon, who's,
daughter he afterwards married. At the sam,
time he continued his military pursuits, be
coming the military instructor of the 5tl
New York Regiment, and of German Tur
ners now at Fortress Monroe. His fayorit,
ideas were the improvement of the militar,
system of America, and the education of tn
Turner's to skillful sharp-shooters and trail
leurs. In 1856 he even published militar,
journal, the Review, which, however, wa
soon discontinued. Some years ago he ac
cepted call from st. Louis to the German
Academy in that city, and was engaged as
i Professor in this institution, when the pres
ent war gave him an opportunity to draw hi
sword for freedom and right. His thirst 70
= action had not left him in the classroom q
. his school. Last fall he was for time yer
, anxious to Join Garibaldi's forces. ''If
can be managed in some way" he at thi
time wrote to us at Baltimore, land if IN
duties toward my family will allow it, / sha
leaye:fof stronger than ever am I moved I
!, fight for liberty. If it cannot be done, then.
course, / shall remain what I am, schoo
+ master in st. Louis 1t was well for OF
s. Union that the sudden interfarence of Sa