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Daniel Sickles (1819-1914) was a New York politician and controversial Union general during the American Civil War (1861-65). Prior to the war, Sickles had been tried, and acquitted, of killing his wife’s lover, becoming the first person to successfully use temporary insanity as legal defense. A political apointee, and not a military general, Sickles’ combat career ended after his disatrous performance at the Battle of Gettysburg, during which he disobeyed the orders of his commanding officer, Union Maj. George Meade. Sickles insubordination rled to the near destruction of his corps and a severe wound that required the amputation of his right leg. After the war, Sickles served as a U.S. diplomat, congressman and federal official overseeing Reconstruction.

Daniel Edgar Sickles, (born Oct. 20, 1825, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died May 3, 1914, New York), American politician, soldier, and diplomat remembered for acquiring the land for Central Park in New York City. He was also the first person in the United States acquitted of murder on the grounds of temporary insanity.

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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 3rdCorps 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 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
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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