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Daniel Sickes

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  • Civil War: Gettysburg
    Civil War: Gettysburg

    12 Photos

    Explore the historic Civil War battle of Gettysburg through photographs of the battlefield, the soldiers, and the memorials.

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  • Faces of the Civil War
    Faces of the Civil War

    28 Photos

    The Library of Congress recently acquired a rare collection of nearly 700 Civil War-era ambrotype and tintype photographs, donated by the Liljenquist family.

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  • Civil War: Union Military Leaders
    Civil War: Union Military Leaders

    13 Photos

    View images of Union leaders from the Civil War, like Abraham Linoln and Ulysses S. Grant, and learn more about the roles they played in this bloody engagment.

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  • Civil War: Artifacts
    Civil War: Artifacts

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    Explore Civil War artifacts, from medical kits and personal hygiene items, to carbines and currency.

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Videos (14)

  • Gettysburg Battle Strategy
    Gettysburg Battle Strategy

    Video Clip (2:53)

    In the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, 3,000 Union soldiers prepare to face the onslaught of 60,000 advancing Confederate soldiers.

    Video Clip (2:53)
  • Chamberlain at Gettysburg
    Chamberlain at Gettysburg

    Video Clip (1:26)

    Find out how the actions of a former Maine professor helped the Union win at Gettysburg, the deadliest battle of the Civil War.

    Video Clip (1:26)
  • Civil War in One Word
    Civil War in One Word

    Video Clip (1:13)

    If you had just one word to describe the Civil War, what would it be?

    Video Clip (1:13)
  • Last Charge at Gettysburg
    Last Charge at Gettysburg

    Video Clip (3:06)

    General Robert E. Lee disregards a basic principle of military strategy and orders his forces to attack Union troops perched on the high ground at Cemetary Ridge. Known as Pickett's Charge, the maneuver was a disastrous end to the three-day battle.

    Video Clip (3:06)
  • Grant or Lee?
    Grant or Lee?

    Video Clip (2:19)

    Which of the admired Civil War generals would you want to lead your country?

    Video Clip (2:19)
  • Confederate vs. Union Soldiers
    Confederate vs. Union Soldiers

    Video Clip (2:39)

    Find out what divided the men of the Civil War, and how in many ways they were more alike than different.

    Video Clip (2:39)
  • America and the Civil War
    America and the Civil War

    Video Clip (4:04)

    Discover how the bloodiest war in American history transformed the face of the nation.

    Video Clip (4:04)
  • Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln

    Video Clip (3:48)

    Today he is known as one of the greatest American presidents, but at the time of his election no one would have predicted Lincoln's success.

    Video Clip (3:48)
  • The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg

    Video Clip (2:38)

    For three days in July 1863, Union and Confederate forces clash at Gettysburg in one of the most pivotal battles of the Civil War.

    Video Clip (2:38)
  • Civil War Tech
    Civil War Tech

    Video Clip (2:17)

    The Civil War saw the rise of major technological advances in warfare.

    Video Clip (2:17)
  • Legacy of the Civil War
    Legacy of the Civil War

    Video Clip (1:22)

    One hundred and fifty years after it began, the Civil War is still an important component of our national character.

    Video Clip (1:22)
  • Impact of the Civil War
    Impact of the Civil War

    Video Clip (3:27)

    The Civil War was a long and gruesome conflict that claimed more than 620,000 lives and had lasting effects on military and civilian survivors.

    Video Clip (3:27)
  • Civil War's Greatest Myth
    Civil War's Greatest Myth

    Video Clip (2:41)

    What you think you know about the Civil War may not be the whole truth.

    Video Clip (2:41)
  • Civil War Turning Point
    Civil War Turning Point

    Video Clip (3:08)

    Find out what event turned the tide of the Civil War.

    Video Clip (3:08)

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Daniel Sickles was a New York politician and Union general during the American Civil War, best known for his controversial actions at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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