John Wearmouth Original Historic Documents for Sale

[Thomas Thorne]

I'm shocked no one has ever made a movie about that rascal Dan Sickles. I'm sure it would include his rumored affair with the deposed Queen Isabella II of Spain whose appearance would have to be substantially improved.

At age 92 Dan Sickles had to resign as chairman of the New York State Monuments Commission over accusations that he had stolen $27,000 earmarked for a bust of himself at Gettysburg. It is said that is why the Excelsior Monument at Gettysburg is surmounted by an eagle and why there is no Sickles monument there.
Tom