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Daniel Edgar Sickles |
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Full Name: Daniel Edgar Sickles
Born: October 20, 1819
Place of Birth: New York, New York
North or South: North
Other Professions: He was a patent lawyer and a politician.
War Service Highlights: General Sickles fought at Sharpsburg in Joseph Hooker's Division of III Corps. He also commanded a Division at Fredericksburg.
Nickname: None
Died: May 3, 1914
Place of Death: New York, New York
Interesting Facts: In a battle he got hit by a cannonball in the leg. They took his leg and put it in a museum. Every year on the anniversary of when his leg fell of he went and visited his leg at the museum.
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