"Dan Sickles" with Lydia Strickling

Has your date ever taken you to a medical museum to show off his dismembered limb? No? Well, rumor has it, that was the move for Major General Dan Sickles. Sickles is a notorious character, but unless you’ve read up on your Civil War history, you probably haven’t heard of him. His headstrong personality and confidence placed him at the forefront of many historical events, and his legacy has a lot to do with, well, his leg!  Join Talia Smith with Guest Lydia Strickling as they discuss the life and times of Major General Dan Sickles! 

RESOURCES:

Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg

by James A. Hessler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6435517-sickles-at-gettysburg

“Ample Justification for the Deed”: Public Interest in the “Sickles Tragedy” as Gender Performance

By Sarah A. Adler https://nursingclio.org/2019/08/01/ample-justification-for-the-deed-public-interest-in-the-sickles-tragedy-as-gender-performance/

“Gettysburg Day 2 (General Sickles, Rebel Yell, Peach Orchard, Devils Den, Little Round Top)”

By Bobblehead George on Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLt74Uo2oUg 

The National Museum of Health and Medicine: https://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm?p=exhibits.past.nationswounds.page_02

Philip Barton Key’s Picture: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/philip-barton-key-granger.html?product=poster

Teresa Bagioli Sickles Picture: 

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b02610/

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