How a woman in Switzerland got a Civil War veteran from Arlington Heights his long overdue honor

An 1863 drawing by Edwin Forbes shows a cavalry orderly waiting for orders in Culpeper, Virginia -- much like John Sieburg of what is now Arlington...

May 26, 2023
5:00 PM

An 1863 drawing by Edwin Forbes shows a cavalry orderly waiting for orders in Culpeper, Virginia -- much like John Sieburg of what is now Arlington Heights would have been. Courtesy of Library of Congress A monument at Memorial Park in Arlington Heights honors Civil War veterans. Daily Herald File Photo Arlington Heights' Memorial Park will host the annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, when local Civil War veteran John Sieburg will be honored for the first time.

Christopher Placek