. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Daniel Edgar Sickles wasborn in New York city, October 20, 1825. Ad-mitted to the bar in 1846, he afterward served inthe State legislature, the diplomatic service, andin Congress, where he was when the Civil Warbroke out. He raised the Excelsior Brigade offive New York regiments, which served in theArmy of the Potomac witli Sickles as brigadier-general of volunters at its head. In March, 1862,it was incorporated in the Third Army led his brigade through the Peninsula cam-paign, commanded a division at Fredericksburgand, as
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Daniel Edgar Sickles wasborn in New York city, October 20, 1825. Ad-mitted to the bar in 1846, he afterward served inthe State legislature, the diplomatic service, andin Congress, where he was when the Civil Warbroke out. He raised the Excelsior Brigade offive New York regiments, which served in theArmy of the Potomac witli Sickles as brigadier-general of volunters at its head. In March, 1862,it was incorporated in the Third Army led his brigade through the Peninsula cam-paign, commanded a division at Fredericksburgand, as major-general of volunteers, the ThirdCorps at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In thelatter battle he lost a leg on the second day. Hecontinued in the army after the close of the war,and was retired with rank of major-general in1869. He went on a secret diplomatic missionto South America in 1867, and was minister toSpain, 1869-1873. He was sheriff of New YorkCounty, in 1890, and Democratic member of Con-gress, 1892-94, as well as president of the New;i94]. Jolin E. Phelps, of Arkansas— Marcus La Rue, of Arkansas— John B. Slough, of Colorado— Patrick E. Connor, of Califor-Colonel of the 2d Cavalry. Promoted for Gallantry. Engaged in New Mexico. nia—Colonel of the 3d Infantry. FEDERAL GENERALS—No. 1—ARK\NSAS (first two above). COLORADO (third above). CALIFORNL\ (fourth above and six below).
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