Wrigleyville in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel
December 8, 1829 ✡️ May 4, 1864
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1. Col. Marcus M. Spiegel Marker
Erected 2024 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation; Shrouded Veterans.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series list.
Location. 41° 57.185′ N, 87° 39.62′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Wrigleyville. Memorial is on North Clark Street near West Byron Street, on the right when traveling north. Jewish Graceland Cemetery, in front of the Spiegle Family cenotaph. Location of Spiegel cenotaph and marker site: Gate 3, Section 1, Row 14, Lot 40. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3921 N Clark St, Chicago IL 60613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Calaboose (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Graves Family Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph R. Scott (approx. 0.2 miles away); John A. "Jack" Johnson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Allan Pinkerton (approx. 0.3 miles
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More about this marker. Colonel Spiegel was one of the highest ranking Jewish Union Civil War officers during the Civil War. He was being considered for a promotion to General. Marcus was killed in action during the Red River Campaign when his transport, the City Belle was ambushed near Snaggy Point with the heavy loss of life.
Spiegel was buried near the side of the River but his remains were washed away over the years due to heavy flooding.
The foot stone memorial at the Spiegel Family cenotaph, with a picture embedded of the Colonel, is the only stone memorial to him.
Colonel Spiegel, like most Union volunteers in the early days of the Civil War, had enlisted to restore the Union. As Spiegle proceeded South and encountered the horrific reality of Slavery, he became an ardent Abolitionist.
The stone of honor and memory was placed nearly 160 year after his death by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation and Shrouded Veterans
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Photographed By Wunders Memorials
2. Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel Marker
1. Marcus M. Spiegel. (Submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
2. Marcus M. Spiegel, from conservative democrat to strong abolitionist.
What makes Spiegel even more unique is that he was also amongst the highest-ranking Jewish officers. Beyond this happy coincidence of statistics, the truly remarkable thing about Marcus Spiegel was his multifaceted transformation. He went from being an immigrant to an American. From a financially struggling civilian to a solvent soldier. From captain to colonel (and well on the road to being a general). Perhaps Spiegel’s most important transformation was from a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat to how he referred to himself in one of his final letters: “a strong abolitionist.”(Submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
3. Colonel Spiegel letter to his wife. (Submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
4. Colonel Marcus Spiegel, Louis Farrakhan and Pro-Palestinian Hamas Supporters.
Marcus’ life ended at age 35. He was killed during a Confederate River ambush on the Red River near Snaggy Point. The Colonel and many Ohioans died in the fight. Colonel Marcus was amongst the highest-ranking Jews in the Union Army. He was being considered for General when he was killed.(Submitted on April 26, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
Photographed By Wunders Memorials
3. Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel Marker
4. Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 82 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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