Major General Daniel Sickles

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Joshua_Chamberlain
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1819-10-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Daniel_Sickles_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1914-05-03
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:famous_for His controversial actions at Gettysburg
gptkbp:historical_significance His role in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Daniel Sickles
gptkbp:influenced Civil rights legislation
Civil War tactics
Post-war military policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:involved_in Reconstruction era politics
gptkbp:known_for His flamboyant personality
His legal battles after the war
Advocating for the rights of veterans
His advocacy for the Medal of Honor for black soldiers
His efforts in the preservation of Civil War battlefields
His controversial marriage to a much younger woman
His role in the development of New York City parks
First general to be acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity
His involvement in the creation of veterans' organizations
His role in the establishment of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
His participation in the 1864 presidential election campaign.
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in American history
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:served_as Commissioner of New York City Parks
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse Caroline de Ceuvas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Third_Corps
gptkb:II_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5