Series V: Writings, c.1848-1902, undated, inclusive
Scope and Content
There are a wide variety of topics in this series. Most of the items are handwritten either by Sigel or others and include letters, poems, stories, notes, diaries, and scrapbooks. The materials are in both English and German.
Subseries V.A: Sigel's Writings, circa 1848-1902, undated
Scope and Content
This subseries contains Sigel's own writings on a variety of topics. There is a mixture of both English and German, with the bulk appearing to be German. Within these materials, there are translations, notes, autobiographical information, and diaries and scrapbooks.
Writings, circa 1848-1850, inclusive
Writings, circa 1851-1859, inclusive
Writings, circa 1861-1869, inclusive
Memorandum Books, 1863, inclusive
Writings, circa 1870-1879, inclusive
Writings, circa 1880-1899, inclusive
Biographical Dictation, Henry Irving Dodge, 1899, inclusive
1848-1849 Revolution in Germany, circa 1880-1890, inclusive
Autobiographical, circa 1865-1890, inclusive
Teaching German in Public Schools, undated
Civil War, undated
Poems and Translations, 1855-1901, inclusive
Miscellaneous Subjects, undated
Diaries and Scrapbooks: Diary I, 1863-1881, inclusive
Diaries and Scrapbooks: Diary II, 1881-1901, inclusive
Diaries and Scrapbooks: Notices (partial), 1895-1902, inclusive
Scrapbooks and Diaries: Diary VII, 1901, inclusive
Biographical (oversized), 1880, inclusive
Subseries V.B: Writings, not by Sigel, 1862-1874, undated, inclusive
Scope and Content
This subseries contains a number of poems, mostly handwritten and in German. There are also odes to Sigel's well known Civil War victory at the Battle of Pea Ridge. There are also a number of letters and other ephemera in a folder of collected works. Some of these items such as the "Citizens and Soldiers' Health" pamphlet give a glimpse of Civil War life.