What is Franz Sigel?
{{Infobox military person |name= Franz Sigel |birth_date= {{birth date|1824|11|18}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1902|8|21|1824|11|18}} |birth_place= [[Sinsheim]], [[Grand Duchy of Baden|Baden]], [[German Confederation|Germany]] |death_place= [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |placeofburial= [[Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx|Woodlawn Cemetery]], [[The Bronx]], New York |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Franz Sigel.jpg |caption=Franz Sigel |signature=Appleton's Sigel Franz signature.jpg |allegiance= Baden<br/>[[United States of America]] |branch= Baden Army<br/>[[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |serviceyears= 1843–1847 (Baden) <br/>1861–1865 (USA) |rank= [[Lieutenant]] (Baden)<br/>[[File:Union Army major general rank insignia.svg|35px]] [[Major general]] (USA) |commands= [[XI Corps (Union Army)|XI Corps]] |unit= |battles= [[Revolutions of 1848 in the German states|1848 Revolution]]<br>[[American Civil War]] *[[Battle of Carthage (1861)|Battle of Carthage]] *[[Battle of Wilson's Creek]] *[[Battle of Pea Ridge]] *[[Second Battle of Bull Run]] *[[Battle of New Market]] |awards= |laterwork= }} '''Franz Sigel''' (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Officer|military officer]], [[revolution]]ist and [[immigrant]] to the [[United States]].<ref name=CWT>{{cite web |url=http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/franz-sigel.html |title=Franz Sigel, Major general November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902 |publisher=Civil War Trust |access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> In the US he was a [[teacher]], [[newspaper]]man, [[politician]], and served as a [[Union Army|Union]] [[Major general]] in the [[American Civil War]]. His ability to [[recruitment|recruit]] [[German language|German-speaking]] immigrants to the Union armies got him the approval of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]]. But he was strongly disliked by General-in-Chief [[Henry W. Halleck|Henry Halleck]] and rated overall as a poor [[leader]]. ==Early life== Sigel was born