ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR " BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL " WAR TIME ENGRAVING c1862

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ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR " MAJOR GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL " WAR TIME ENGRAVING c1862
WAR TIME ENGRAVING of MAJOR GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL. IN THE PLATE BELOW THE MAJOR GENERAL IS HIS PRINTED SIGNATURE AND A VIGNETTE OF THE BATTLE of CARTHAGE NEAR AND AROUND CARTHAGE , MISSOURI.
Entered, according to Act of Congress AD 1862 by Virtue & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the United States for the southern district of N.Y.
FRANZ SIGEL (b.1824 - d.1902) German military officer and immigrant to the United States. In the U.S. he was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union Major general in the American Civil War. His ability to recruit German-speaking immigrants to the Union armies got him the approval of Pres. Abraham Lincoln. The Battle of Carthage, also known as the Engagement near Carthage, took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5, 1861, near Carthage, Missouri. At the Battle of Carthage the experienced Colonel Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 Federal soldiers intent on
keeping Missouri within the Union.
Published and Engraverd by Virtue & Co. Yorston, NYC
Created: New York c1862
Trim size : W 8 15/16" x H 11 3/8"
Medium weight cream colored paper.
Condition is Very Fine for its 160 years with handling mostly around the edges and some light foxing.
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