Daniel Edgar Sickles
Born: October 20, 1819 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
Date of Issue: October 30, 1897
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with U.S. Volunteers, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Major General Sickles displayed most conspicuous gallantry on the field vigorously contesting the advance of the enemy and continuing to encourage his troops after being himself severely wounded.
