Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

General Franz Sigel

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. General Franz Sigel Marker

Inscription. To remind
future generations
of the heroism of the
German-American patriots
of St. Louis and vicinity
in the Civil War of
1861 to 1865

General Franz Sigel

Erected 1906.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 38.598′ N, 90° 16.554′ W. Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Forest Park. It is at the intersection of Grand Drive and Union Drive, on the right when traveling east on Grand Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Forest Park

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(within shouting distance of this marker); "El Examinador" (approx. ¼ mile away); The Muny (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Muny (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Original Music Pagoda (approx. 0.4 miles away); How Do We Divide Our Land? (approx. 0.4 miles away); How Should People Gain Access to Their Park? (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Original Lindell Pavilion (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Franz Sigel at Pea Ridge<br>March 8th 1862 image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

2. Franz Sigel at Pea Ridge
March 8th 1862

c. 1862 by Currier & Ives.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 512 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.