1892 Major General Daniel E Sickles Signed 3rd Army Corps Membership Certificate

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  General Daniel Sickles Signed Ornately Illustrated & Decorative "3rd Army Corps" Membership Certificate
  DANIEL EDGAR SICKLES (1819-1914). Civil War Union Army Major General, the First Person Acquitted on a Defence of "Temporary Insanity" (for Murder), and later to become a famous Civil War Union Army Major General in 1862, he was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 !!!
  May 5, 1892-Dated, Lithographed Membership Certificate Signed, "D. Sickles / Maj Genl" as President of the organization, on a large impressive Printed Document measuring 16" x 22", Fine. This original, highly Decorative and Illustrated Document is his "Third Army Corps Union - Army of the Potomac" Certificate for his 3rd Army Corps service, given to "Brevet Brig. General Daniel D. Wiley" to record his official Membership in the organization. Boldly Signed at lower right in dark brown by General Daniel Sickles, and at left by Colonel Edward Livingston Welling. This highly illustrated Civil War theme Document displays very nicely, engraved by "Sherman" Lith. by Hatch & Co. Trinity Building, 111 Broadway, N.Y.". It features three different major scenes: At center is a heavy Battle between Union and Rebel soldiers; at lower left are soldiers huddled in the cold; and at lower right a team of horses being readied to haul a large cannon. Some overall even tone somewhat more pronounced where decoratively filled with General Wiley's name banner, some surface scrapes and three previously paper repaired edge tears on the blank reverse (much of which could be covered with a mat for framing). Overall, impressive and in good condition for framing and display.
  Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, General Sickles became one of the Civil War's most prominent political Generals, recruiting the New York regiments that became known as the Excelsior Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
  Despite his lack of military experience, he served as a brigade, division, and corps commander in some of the early Eastern campaigns. His military career ended at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, after he moved his III Corps (without orders) to an untenable position where it was virtually destroyed. He was wounded by cannon fire and had to have his leg amputated. He was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
  Sickles devoted considerable effort to trying to gain credit for helping achieve the Union victory at Gettysburg, writing articles and testifying before Congress in a manner that denigrated the intentions and actions of his superior officer, the army commander, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade. After the war, Sickles was appointed as a commander for military districts in the South during Reconstruction. He also served as U.S. Minister to Spain. Later he was re-elected to Congress, where he helped pass legislation to preserve the Gettysburg Battlefield.
  Edward Livingston Welling (1835-1897), Civil War Union Army Physician. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War as an Assistant Surgeon in the 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on June 25, 1861. He served with his unit through the 1862 Peninsular Campaign, then was promoted to Major and Chief Surgeon of the 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on July 19, 1862. In this office he served from July 1862 until June 1865, being honorably mustered out after 4 years of service. During his tenure he frequently took command of his Corps hospitals during and after engagements. After the war he served as the Surgeon-in-Chief of the New Jersey National Guard for many years.
  Daniel Day Wiley (August 10, 1837 - January 25, 1893) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Wiley enlisted as a sergeant in the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, July 19, 1861 and was mustered out of the volunteers on November 20, 1861. He was appointed a captain in the Commissary of Subsistence Department of the United States Volunteers on August 28, 1862. He was appointed a brevet major to rank from August 1, 1864. In the last year of the war, Wiley was Chief Commissary, City Point Depot, Army of the Potomac.
  Wiley was mustered out of the volunteers on October 26, 1866. He received appointments to the brevet grades of lieutenant colonel, colonel, and brigadier general, all to rank from March 13, 1865. On December 3, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Wiley for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14, 1868.
  
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