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Major General Daniel Sickles
Daniel Edgar Sickles- American soldier, politician, and diplomat. Born in 1819 New York City, he was the only child of George and Susan Sickles.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Sickles became a lawyer and soon became a prominent Tammany Hall politician for the Democratic Party in New York. Before the war Sickles represented New York City for a term as a U.S. Congressman.
Known as “Sickles the Incredible”, this remarkable man served in the Civil War with distinction as he rose through the ranks to become the commander of the renowned 3rd Corps in the Army of the Potomac. Beginning the war as the colonel of the N.Y. Excelsior Brigade, which he raised and equipped, he eventually became the highest ranking Volunteer officer in the Army of the Potomac, achieving the rank of Major General. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Gettysburg, where his right leg was amputated after it was struck by a cannonball. Although he made a full recovery after the amputation, Sickles was denied further
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Daniel E. Sickles
Daniel Edgar Sickles (* 20. Oktober1819 in New York City; † 3. Mai1914 ebenda) war Politiker der Demokratischen Partei, General im Unionsheer im Sezessionskrieg und amerikanischer Diplomat.
Frühes Leben und erste politische Aktivitäten
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Sickles war der Sohn von George Garrett Sickles und Susan Marsh Sickles. Sein Vater war als Patentanwalt und Politiker tätig. Sickles studierte Rechtswissenschaften an der New York University und wurde in der Anwaltskanzlei von Benjamin Franklin Butler ausgebildet. 1846 wurde Sickles als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen. Bereits 1842 war er in das Repräsentantenhaus des Staates New York, gewählt worden.
Sickles heiratete 1852 im Alter von 33 Jahren gegen den Wunsch seiner Eltern und auch gegen den Wunsch der Eltern der Braut die 15-jährige Teresa Bagiogli. 1853 übte er kurzzeitig das Amt des Vertreters der Stadt New York in zivilrechtlichen Rechtsstreitigkeiten aus; dann trat er zurück und wurde von Präsident Franklin Pierce zum Sekretär der Gesandtschaft der Vereinigten Staaten in Londo
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Daniel Sickles
US Army general and politician (1819–1914)
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Major General Sickles c. 1862 | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | William Bourke Cockran |
| Succeeded by | Amos J. Cummings |
| Constituency | 10th district |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Guy R. Pelton |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Wood |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| In office May 15, 1869 – January 31, 1874 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | John P. Hale |
| Succeeded by | Caleb Cushing |
| In office January 1, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Barr |
| Succeeded by | Francis B. Spinola |
| Born | Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819-10-20)October 20, 1819 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1914(1914-05-03) (aged 94) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Carmina Creagh (m. 1871) |
| Children | 3 |
| Nickname | "Devil Dan"[1] |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
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