Franz Sigel 19th Century New York canvas art Ebony — deep black with

Ebony — deep black with carved ornate detailing

when a country still bleeding from Appomattox had to learn a second kind of grief

his shoulder straps speaking the language of a republic that promoted its politicians into uniform

an immigrant Babel pressed into the bones of Lower Manhattan

Garfield on the East Portico

Franz Sigel 19th Century New York canvas art Ebony — deep black withFranz Sigel 19th Century the German born Union general rendered in the formal idiom of his adopted republic, his likeness circulated through immigrant regiments who marched under the rallying cry "I fights mit Sigel" toward the bloodied fields of Pea Ridge and New Market. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical societies, and the