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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Engle, Stephen D. |
| Title, Analytic | A Raised Consciousness: Franz Sigel and German Ethnic Identity in the Civil War |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1999 |
| Volume ID | 34 |
| Location in Work | 1-17 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 0741-2827 |
| Abstract | The author explains why the German-American community so fervently celebrated the military leader Franz Sigel, suggesting that despite his lack of success in battle, he raised ethnic consciousness and strengthened ethnic identity. Germans, caught in an identity crisis, found in the Civil War elements of service, combat, and political life that aided in the construction of a German American identity. The author proposes that the Civil War was a major catalyst in uniting assimilation and ethnic identity for German Americans. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Civil War, 1861-1865 -- German Americans/ Ethnic identity/ Assimilation |