Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles
Born: October 20, 1819
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: George Garrett Sickles 1800 – 1887
(Buried: Beechwoods Cemetery New Rochelle New York)
Mother: Susan Marsh 1799 – 1878
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)
Wife: Teresa DaPonte Bagioli 1836 – 1867
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)
Wife: Carmina Creagh 1840 – 1919
Children:
Laura Buchanan Sickles 1853 – 1891
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)
George Stanton Sickles 1872 – 1939
Elizabeth Sickles 1894 – 1981
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Education:
Attended New York University
Apprenticed as a Printer
Studied law at office of Attorney Benjamin F. Butler – (Not CW Gen.)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in New York City, New York
1847: Member of New York State Assembly
Served as Major in 12th Regiment of New York State Militia
1853: Corporation Attorney of New York City, New York
1853 – 1855: Secretary of U.S. Legation at London
1853 – 1855: Wore his militia uniform while serving in London
1856 – 1857: New York State Senator
Censured by New York Assembly for escorting prostitute in Chamber
1857 – 1861: U.S. Congressman from New York
1859: Killed Philip Barton Key II
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 70th New York Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1862: Congress refused to confirm his commission as General
1862: Used his political connections to receive his recommission
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1862: Commander of Excelsior Brigade at Battle of Seven Pines
1862: Recruiter of troops in New York during Second Bull Run
1862: Stationed on lower Potomac during Battle of Antietam
Friend and Ally to Major General Joseph Hooker
1862: His division was held in reserve Battle of Fredericksburg
1863 – 1865: Major General Union Army Volunteers
1863: Commander 3rd Army Corps Army of the Potomac
1863: Showed his ability to command at Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Known for his role at the Battle of Gettysburg, PA
1863: Wounded in right leg causing amputation at Gettysburg
Received Brevets in United States Army as Brig and Major General
1865: Sent on Secret Confidential mission to Colombia
1865 – 1867: Commander of South Carolina and Second Military Dist.
1866–1869: Colonel United States Army 42nd Infantry Veteran Reserves
1869: Retired from United States Army as Major General
Occupation after War:
1869 – 1874: United States Minister to Spain
1876: Helped Rutherford B. Hayes get elected President
1888 – 1889: Chairman New York State Civil Service Commission
1890: Sheriff of New York City, New York
Chairman of New York Monuments Commission
1893 – 1895: U.S. Congressman from New York
Sponsor of legislation to form Gettysburg National Military Park
1897: Recipient of the Medal of Honor for his role at Gettysburg
Died: May 3, 1914
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Age at time of Death: 94 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Medal of Honor Citation | The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with U.S. Volunteers, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Major General Sickles displayed most conspicuous gallantry on the field vigorously contesting the advance of the enemy and continuing to encourage his troops after being himself severely wounded. |
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FOR FURTHER READING
- Sickles at Gettysburg, by James A. Hessler, 2009
- American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles, by Thomas Keneally, 2002
- Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America, by Chris DeRose, 2019
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