A gentleman just from St. Louis informs us that General
Sigel, who has been ill for some time, in that town, has so far recovered that
he will soon be able to take the field.
Sigel seems to have been a special mark for McCullough’s sharpshooters
at the battle of Pea Ridge. Our
informant conversed with a rebel Colonel, a prisoner of war, captured at Pea
Ridge, a short time since. The rebel
officer informed him that McCullough, during the battle, selected thirty
marksmen from among his sharpshooters, and directed them to bring down the “d----d
Dutchman.” Fortunately they were not as
successful as their Chief desired – not, however, from lack of chances to sight
their game; for Sigel was almost constantly exposed on the field. An unseen hand warded off the bullet. – Cleveland Plain Dealer.
– Published in The
Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, May 8, 1862, p.
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