"When a boy thirteen years of age he came with his parents to New York and studied music, for which he showed great talent. Desirous to see the world, he accepted different engagements with circus and minstrel troups and travelled with them over the entire United States and in Canada. In 1856 he participated in the Walker campaign in Nicaragua and then took service on a U.S. man-of-war and visited other parts of the globe. At the beginning of the Civil War he lived at Charleston, S.C., and enlisted in the 14th South Carolina Infantry Regiment of General Maxey Greggs' Brigade. He remained with this command throughout the war, from the bombardment of Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox, and he fought in many battles. After the war Mr. Siegel remained in Richmond, married a daughter of John H. Boschen and established a shoe-store. He was very successful in his business, but his love for music did not allow his mind to rest quietly. What he has done to advance musical art in Richmond from 1870 to 1885 and as leader of the Gesangverein Virginia, is gratefully remembered and appreciated by his German fellow-citizens. G. L. Siegel was an artist born, but an adverse fate prevented him from making full use of his great talent." (From "History of the German Element in Virginia Vol. 2")
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbAK3RanIA
"When a boy thirteen years of age he came with his parents to New York and studied music, for which he showed great talent. Desirous to see the world, he accepted different engagements with circus and minstrel troups and travelled with them over the entire United States and in Canada. In 1856 he participated in the Walker campaign in Nicaragua and then took service on a U.S. man-of-war and visited other parts of the globe. At the beginning of the Civil War he lived at Charleston, S.C., and enlisted in the 14th South Carolina Infantry Regiment of General Maxey Greggs' Brigade. He remained with this command throughout the war, from the bombardment of Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox, and he fought in many battles. After the war Mr. Siegel remained in Richmond, married a daughter of John H. Boschen and established a shoe-store. He was very successful in his business, but his love for music did not allow his mind to rest quietly. What he has done to advance musical art in Richmond from 1870 to 1885 and as leader of the Gesangverein Virginia, is gratefully remembered and appreciated by his German fellow-citizens. G. L. Siegel was an artist born, but an adverse fate prevented him from making full use of his great talent." (From "History of the German Element in Virginia Vol. 2")
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbAK3RanIA
Family Members
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Henry L Siegel
1865–1935
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Dr Charles Lawrence Siegel
1868–1903
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Minnie Siegel Meyns
1870–1951
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Herman Siegel
1872–1873
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Louis H Siegel
1873–1904
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Leonora Siegel Diener
1875–1949
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Christine Siegel Lawrence
1877–1949
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Edward Valintine Siegel
1879–1952
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Rudolph Augustus Siegel
1882–1925
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John Boschen Siegel Sr
1884–1953
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Willie Siegel
1886–1886
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Frederick "Freddy" Siegel
1888–1889
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