The Ballad of Dan Sickles Leg

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Born to a wealthy family in New York City, Dan Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the 1859 homicide of his wife's lover, U.S. Attorney Philip Barton Key II, whom Sickles gunned down in broad daylight in Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House.[2] He was acquitted after using temporary insanity as a legal defense for the first time in United States history. • Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Sickles became one of the war's most prominent political generals, recruiting the New York regiments that became known as the Excelsior Brigade in the Army of the Potomac. Despite his lack of military experience, he served as a brigade, division, and corps commander in some of the early Eastern campaigns. His military career ended at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, after he moved his III Corps without orders to an untenable position, where they suffered 40% casualties but slowed General James Longstreet's flanking maneuver. Sickles himself was wounded by cannon fire at Gettysburg and had to have his leg amputated. He was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. • See my main channel - / @vloggingthroughhistory • Support the channel on patreon: / vth • My other channels: • Stories of the Great War - / @storiesofthegreatwar • Stories of the Civil War - / @storiesofthecivilwar • VTH Gaming - / thehistoryguy • VTH Extra - / @vthextra • Follow me on instagram - / vloggingthroughhistory • Follow VTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... • #history #music

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