Col. Frank Siegel, commander of the Federal troops in Missouri, was invited to take the command of a German regiment raised in New York; but declined under the plea that he could be of more service in Missouri. The result shows that he was correct. He is not only a brave man, but a practical and experienced soldier. In the revolution of 1848 he was commander of the republican forces of the Grand Duchy of Baden, under the Provisional Government of Hecker Struve and Brentano, and conducted the campaign with great skill. The insurrection having been finally suppressed by the Prussian army, Siegel made his escape to this country where Hecker and others of his compatriots also found refuge. For several years past Colonel Siegel has resided in St. Louis, and on the first call of the President of the United States for troops to defend the Government against the rebels, he instantly entered the field, raising a regiment of German troops in St. Louis. Colonel Siegel is comparatively a young man, but his active military life, and the experience gained in European warfare, eminently fit him for the command, in which he has already given proof of rare ability and singular coolness in the hour of danger.
Smyrna Times, Smyrna, DE