Daniel Sickles
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Daniel Sickles was a controversial Union general and politician best known for his unauthorized and disastrous advance at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel Sickles canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| commanded | III Corps ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| education | studied law in New York ⓘ |
| familyName | Sickles ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
development of U.S. criminal insanity defense doctrine
ⓘ
historical debate over Gettysburg command decisions ⓘ |
| hasPart | preserved amputated leg displayed at the National Museum of Health and Medicine ⓘ |
| injury | loss of a leg at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful and scandalous personal life
ⓘ
disobedience of orders at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | acquitted by reason of temporary insanity ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first successful use of temporary insanity defense in U.S. history ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
court of inquiry regarding Gettysburg conduct
ⓘ
killing of Philip Barton Key II ⓘ unauthorized advance at Gettysburg ⓘ wounding at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial conduct as a Civil War general
ⓘ
role in Tammany Hall politics ⓘ |
| notableWork | advance at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Tammany Hall ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Minister to Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Minister to Spain
United States Representative ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives
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surface form:
United States House of Representatives from New York
|
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Teresa Bagioli Sickles ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at the Peach Orchard