General Franz Sigel - St. Louis, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 38.596 W 090° 16.557
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The General Franz Sigel statue is located in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM7ZR1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2009
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The statue is the likeness of General Franz Sigel riding a horse. The General is uniformed and is holding binoculars in his hand. The horse is in a walk gait with all four hooves on the ground. The statue stands on a stone pedestal inscribed:
(On north face of base:)
To Remind
Future Generations
Of The Heroism Of The
German-American Patriots
Of St. Louis and Vincinity
In The Civil War Of
1861 to 1865
General Franz Sigel
(On south side of base:)
Executed By
Robert Cauer
Sculptor
1906
General Sigel was a leader in the German revolution of 1848-49. He came to St. Louis to be an instructor at the German Institute. At the beginning of the Civil War, he organized a regiment of Union volunteers and ultimately became a major-general. The statue was funded by the Sigel Monument Association from contributions of German-Americans who wanted to commemorate the heroism of German-American patriots who served in the Civil War.