An Acquitted Killer Commanded a Corps at Gettysburg
American Civil War

An Acquitted Killer Commanded a Corps at Gettysburg

He shot his wife's lover in broad daylight across from the White House, invented a legal defense to walk free, and four years later was handed a corps at Gettysburg.

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United StatesNorth America19th CenturyAmerican Civil WarGettysburgScandalLaw And CourtsInsanity DefenseDaniel SicklesPolitics And WarWashington DC

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