The Wildest General From the Civil War

In 1859, Congressman Daniel Sickles shot and killed the man sleeping with his wife. After escaping a prison sentence, Sickles disobeyed orders in the Civil War and lost a leg. After the war, General Dan Sickles donated the leg to the Army Medical Museum. And that's just the start when it comes to the wildest general in the Civil War.
#CivilWar #MilitaryHistory #WeridHistory

[@keithaldrich1862]

Never underestimate the power of the double standard. His trial set the precedent for temporary insanity in the U.S.

[@jackiebayliss]

Temporary?

[@FerrariKing]

He sounds like a typical politician. Times have changed but not the people.

[@ThirdCydonian]

His decision to advance his corps on the 2nd day of Gettysburg against standing orders is still one of the most hotly debated topics among Civil War buffs and historians today. Inadvertently brilliant or stupid, the debate still rages.

[@justinhackstadt6677]

The fine line between bravery and stupidity is only decided through the lens of the victor. 🤔

[@Rememberingcivilwarhistory7744]

I'm pretty sure Sickles was not on little round-up like the video says

[@Theire1]

lucky is just stupid that works

[@itsthe773guero5]

yea this ones debated in my own mind over and over.......in crazy ways his salient turned out brilliant, not because of the disruption and chaos and aggravation it caused the union line but becuase it disrupted the southern advancing momentum up until that point .....so many factors on that 2nd day of battle i do know one thing ,me personally, id have never done what sickles did that day

[@wagahagwa6978]

he was lucky it was he was stupid it was and i hate him for being the perfect politician that shouldn't be a general

[@robertcourtemanche9185]

This dude was a grifter extraordinaire. He'd fit right in with certain politicians today. I can't believe they gave him the MoH.

[@FerrariKing]

I can. Think about all the incompetent people you have worked with during your life that still hot praised.

[@donHooligan]

he'd be a hero of the Democratic-Republican Party. yes. we have one party that serves the MIC.

[@mauricedavis2160]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, alas as we all know, sometimes it's who you know!!!🤔

[@voixdelaraison593]

Let’s just say it, Sickles would be a favorite of Treasonous Trump today.

[@voixdelaraison593]

@@Hartleymolly It will take more than a year to repair all the damage that Trumpian Neo Nazism has done to America and the World. It is much easer to tear things down than it is to build and Treasonous Trump had 4 years. Then add in that 46% of Americans are MAGA Morons and you have a Herculean task on your hands to fix anything. However, Biden has made significant strides in the last 365 days. God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@jasonm9264]

Sounds like the typical politician, holds himself in highest regard with disregard to all others.

[@marknewton6984]

Crazy, man

[@terrysigstad8999]

Dan Sickles, by moving his troops from his assigned area of defense nearly turned the outcome of Gettysburg into to loss for the Union. The gapping hole left by his movement was plugged by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment. They were ordered to prevent the advancing Confederates from breaking through the Union line. Outnumbered 5 to 1 the 1st Minnesota charged the advancing line. They stopped them and held them until reinforcements arrived. In doing so, they lost 80% of their men, but they held the line. Dan Sickles was no hero.

[@jonfernandez8027]

Whoever provided the officer position, was more delusional than Sickles. The results of Sickles reckless behavior resulting in what you just posted literally breaks my heart. Senseless loss of lives over a worthless individual that had no business being an officer, no business being in the civil war. Just abhorrent.

[@itsthe773guero5]

many brave men from minnesota perished.....that peach orchard became a death trap and the rebs they were fighting were hardened warriors but in the end they held....God bless the U.S.

[@itsthe773guero5]

@@jonfernandez8027 he got cocky and tried to steal the show....cost him his leg....

[@jonfernandez8027]

@@itsthe773guero5 Loss of that leg: a daily personal, reminder of the multiple, narsisitic, rash decisions made. Very fitting IMO.

[@t.m.1502]

They definitely picked the right unit of midwestern boys to fill that gap in the line. The First Minnesota Infantry Regiment's combat record up until, at, and after the battle of Gettysburg was exemplary.

[@Die-CastMetal]

Seems quite in line with modern politics, nothing has changed.

[@stacieorico5624]

Hola = Hello. Adiós = Goodbye. Por favor = Please. Gracias = Thank you. Lo siento = Sorry. Salud = Bless you (after someone sneezes) Sí = Yes. No = No.

[@rgnyc]

It's funny -- if you do one of the horseback tours of Gettysburg, Sickles' disobedient advance does appear to be a logical move. I knew about the leg, but until seeing this video I had no idea of his other activities. Now I know why a guy I used to work with -- a descendant in the family tree -- casually dismissed Sickles with "we don't like to talk about him, really."

[@PhoenixAngel429]

One of my uncle's ancestors served under him. This guy named his kids after civil war generals. One was named Daniel Sickles *lastname* we're assuming that was the high point of the guy's life as he was young at the time....

[@rgnyc]

@@PhoenixAngel429 That's really unfortunate. Names shouldn't be tools for communicating your fixations (as I was telling my daughter Strawberry Kwik Cheddar Goldfish last night).

[@Marie92380]

I’m related by marriage and I heard this same thing. Something the family was quiet about it. But it’s a great story to tell.

[@itsthe773guero5]

@@rgnyc laughing hysterically over here thank you

[@rgnyc]

@@itsthe773guero5 You're welcome! :-)

[@Fuzzy_Spork]

Dang. Where's the movie about this guy?! This is some real Forrest Gump level of a life story.

[@uatu3021]

There are no heroes or villains. Just people, and you know what bastards they can be.

[@rgnyc]

"People ... they're the enemy. And they're all around you." -- From "A Thousand Clowns"

[@crzyking6821]

TRUTH

[@Guy-cb1oh]

I'm pretty sure this guy would be a villain...

[@alessiodecarolis]

@@Guy-cb1oh right, a murderer, indisciplinate/incompetent"officer"(why give him a commission, a general's one, nevertless!), a pervert and a corrupt politician, then a MOH recipient!!!!☹️

[@Guy-cb1oh]

@@alessiodecarolis "BuT hE SupPoRTed EquAL riGHtS for bLaCKs and FaiR TrEaTmEnT for EmPLoYeeS"

[@Leppymusic]

"But as the pedophiles say, love knows no age"... that one killed me haha

[@rc59191]

Lol age is just a number is the favorite saying of child abusers.

[@garycarpenter6433]

He really liked them young.....age at that time was a number and those people wanted to marry off their daughters for money 🤑💰

[@dpierre3784]

Lmfao hell yeah that was cold

[@zach7193]

Man, this is something. He was a colorful character. Civil War Journal did an episode about him. Civil War Combat did an episode about the battle of the Wheatfield at Gettysburg. The 3rd Corps was never the same after Gettysburg. It was passed from existence and its units were distributed to the other corps of the Army of the Potomac.

[@metrodetroitliving115]

So glad you did a video on Dan Sickles. What a character. I have been to his grave and to the peach orchard at Gettysburg. Check out the book "Sickles The Incredible". It goes much more in depth. This dude wrote the book on failing forward. . .

[@dutchray8880]

His move at Gettysburg tied up a lot of Union troops...not just his own men, but others that had to rescue him when his men were overrun. Sickles could have cost the Union the victory at Gettysburg and perhaps the war.

[@itsthe773guero5]

I agree but disagree..... this is one of those weird things in life

[@sarahcoleman5269]

Wow, I feel the waves of narcissism rolling off this guy from here. Good thing he wasn't more ambitious, he might have run for president.

[@BlueRazzleDazzle]

We have a pedophile narcissist for president now so it wouldn't be to far fetched, but your right

[@thebigpicture2032]

Defiant American no, Trump lost and isn’t currently President. Instead we have a senile pedophile for President rather than a narcissist pedophile.

[@BlueRazzleDazzle]

@@thebigpicture2032 that's fair 🤷 lol

[@seanowens3153]

@@thebigpicture2032 i swear people who hate trump take any win they can....

[@somkeshav4143]

@@seanowens3153 but they didn’t lie now did they?

[@sarahnewbrough4919]

my great great grandmother was named sickles, and she was deeply embarrassed, along with the rest of her side of the family, that she was related to dan sickles. he was a truly crazy guy, but i think it’s cool that i’m related to him.

[@yilongmusk9665]

My family has the same last name and is related to himmmm

[@jnm2088]

@OneHairyGuy I dont know what you’re talking about. Even at that age it was ick. Hence why Sickles changed his age. People in high society married other people with equal assets.

[@jeffkey5335]

Hi

[@indianasmith8152]

I read a great biography of him a few years back . . . it was entitled AMERICAN SCOUNDREL! He was character.

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

Found it! It looks like an excellent read. Thanks for the recommendation. 👍🏻😀

[@olesuhr727]

A very apt description indeed.

[@renaissanceredneck3695]

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Harvey Dent/Two-Face, The Dark Knight.

[@airtexaco]

I learned this story 30 years ago when my grandfather (also named Dan Sickles) published it in the family genealogy book.

[@itsthe773guero5]

are you related?...i just found out i am related to gen john reynolds!.....from my mothers mother side...she was old pennslyvania dutch from lancaster penn and toledo ohio

[@airtexaco]

@@itsthe773guero5 my grandfather was. He was a step grandparent so no direct lineage. Ancestry says I am related to Gen. George C. Marshall.

[@nickd3157]

You should do the story of Jean Paul Jones. The American warrior who took the fight to the British during the American revolutionary war.

[@joebidenhairsnifferandfing3756]

Yes please 🙏

[@donHooligan]

yay...more American war pigs. how about: Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman) she walked around North America for 30 years, never touching money and always preaching peace. ....and nobody has ever heard of her.

[@nickd3157]

@@donHooligan jealous much? Someone is salty, don’t like Americans? Too bad!

[@donHooligan]

@@nickd3157 jealous? what an absurd and ignorant ASSumption. i live in America, dingus....i'm just honest. your ego won't allow that.

[@nzfreeski]

@@nickd3157 the US is corrupt to the bone. From the founders, the privileged and corrupts characters - this guy in the video) - all the way to current politicians and corporates. So much for the amazing founders. All grifters.

[@LookToWindward]

“The Battle of Gettysburg happened… and then Lee surrendered” is one heck of a gallop through history.

[@Beardblade]

Dan “ I do what I want” sickles. Man he was crazy

[@nyfolkhero]

Thank you Weird History for continuously blessing us with these amazing videos 💙

[@ryan49805]

Seeing that leg is a reminder of just how brutal the civil war was. Crazy…

[@oshawott2250]

Shooting Key would have been a Chad move if it wasn't for the whole being a massive hypocrite.

[@bigbubba7753]

exactly. That's the only thing that made him such a scumbag. Other than the blatant hypocrisy, I can understand him doing that.

[@paulherman5822]

It's amazing to me that it seems like I'm the only one that thinks that General George Armstrong Custer was the basis of Warner Bros Yosemite Sam. Same battle tactics...

[@Dyundu]

You’re not alone in that perspective, I assure you.

[@paulherman5822]

@@Dyundu Yet it's seldom mentioned. Even in his adopted hometown of Monroe, Michigan, there is still a big deal made of that "great man."

[@MB-ln4yx]

My family has a lieutenant that served under Custer. We still have his musket and clothes.

[@itsthe773guero5]

Ewell had the best facial hair

[@AtheistPirate]

You should do an episode on George Henry Thomas (The Rock of Chickamauga). An exemplary leader who, though roundly distrusted by his contemporaries (including President Lincoln), did his duty bravely and without complaint. Despite his stellar record, he refused to chase the limelight, preferring instead to let his accomplishments speak for themselves. He was, in short, the best our Union could have asked for (and should be recognized as such).

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

He was a Virginian who stayed loyal to the union. His family disowned him for it.

[@Mottleydude1]

Thomas was a great General but had his flaws. He never lost a battle but he was not exactly an aggressive commander. He would not attack his opponents unless he was absolutely prepared too. That about cost him his job at Nashville as he disobeyed a direct order from Grant to immediately engage J.B. Hood. Thomas patiently waited until he felt he had the supplies, his men properly trained and lost more time waiting for bad weather to clear (an ice storm had occurred). Grant was livid. He had two previous opportunities to win the war that had been lost because the general in charge did not follow orders to attack immediately upon gaining their objectives. The most notorious one was when Union Gen. Smith had gained a position just outside of Petersburg. Grant had specifically ordered Smith to immediately attack Petersburg but as Smith and his army had arrived via a forced march Gen Smith felt his men were to exhausted and delayed his attack until morning. What Gen. Smith didn’t know was Petersburg was practically undefended. So while Smith rested his men, P.T. Beauregard, who was at Petersburg got Word to Lee who immediately sent troops to Petersburg and by the next morning when Smith was ready to attack Petersburg was fully defended and Smith’s opportunity to have ended the war right then and there was gone. Grant was so furious that he had Gen. Smith, and old friend and mentor, relieved from duty. So when Thomas refused to follow Grants direct orders to attack immediately Grant was furious. After being ordered to Attack several times Grant had had enough. Grant’s main concern was not that Thomas would lose the engagement but that by procrastinating J.B. Hood would just bypass Thomas and invade Kentucky. Had Hood done so it would have upended Grants grand strategy and the war would last longer with more men killed and treasure spent. So Grant was well within his rights to order Thomas relieved from command which he did. Grant sent another General to Nashville with orders to relieve Thomas from command and take command of Thomas army until Grant personally arrived. Grant then got on a train with the intent of traveling to Nashville but when he got to D.C. he was informed Thomas had finally attacked and had annihilated JB Hoods army. Grant held a grudge with Thomas from thereafter.

[@italia689]

​@@Mottleydude1 John Schofield won Franklin, not Thomas.

[@Mottleydude1]

@@italia689 I stand corrected.

[@nedludd7622]

No more insane and dishonest than most congress persons today. Just a bit more daring.

[@BonShula]

You can't compare people from the 1800th to people today except some conservatives hence the name.

[@User-54631]

@@BonShula but Democrats were the pro slavery party of the time.

[@marknewton6984]

Helped Hayes get elected. Another crooked election.

[@billmcdevitt2649]

This is really great stuff, both entertaining and educational. How about doing a video on the couple that accompanied the Lincolns to Ford's Theatre?

[@CappyLarou]

I would love to see you do a story on Saco and Vanzetti.. that's an interesting piece of history there

[@questfortruth665]

I'd say the guy was nothing more than a typical politician! Lying, cheating, stealing - all the qualities necessary for a successful political career!

[@rembrandtvanrijn8591]

Killing as well ? Not sure all bpoliticians are killers.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

You forgot blaming your bad behavior on others and grievance politics.

[@questfortruth665]

@@ronmaximilian6953 Yeah, I could've gone on and on! I didn't want to take up the entire comment section!

[@66522780]

Well his father was a politician.

[@Cook-hb2nf]

And murderer! He sounds like a real sleazy character, he would fit right into today's political society!

[@mollymclain9702]

I have in fact seen this leg in person. Worth it.

[@justinhackstadt6677]

Do a timeline documentary of the life of Betty White. She just past away today at 99. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@saritacruz3020]

The hypocrisy regarding the adultery is too much.

[@NewMessage]

I'm pretty sure his Grandfather invented the ice-lolly, too. Summer would be very different for us if not for Ol' Pop Sickles!

[@skrounst]

🤦‍♂️

[@tammystockley-loughlin7680]

Hehe he. Happy new year , positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis

[@66522780]

😂

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@lonnieclemens8028]

An interesting video! Thank you for sharing it.

[@tedjones3955]

I'd love to see one on the rivalry between Michelangelo and DaVinci. Love the channel, puts an interesting spin on history. The lesser known incidents that drove history. Thank you.

[@codycowell6211]

Happy Friday everyone! We lived another week!

[@MomentsInTrading]

It’s worth adding that Sickles self funded the troops he raised personally paying for new uniforms and gear for all of them.

[@rehan3600]

Gear? They were on steroids? Which one…clen? Tren? Or maybe HGH? TRT?

[@paddyneill1964]

Personally lobbying for The Medal of Honor ….🧐 …. There’s no honor in that in my opinion. I had the privilege to be the waiter for a table of MOH recipients from the conflicts in Korea & Vietnam at an awards ceremony several, several 🤨 years ago. I can tell you that they were the most humble, decent, respectful, kindest and non-narcissistic people I ever met. They found out that I was a former Hospital Corpsman (one of the recipients was a Corpsman in Vietnam) and they treated me like I was the hero. I gave them the best service I could and told them not to worry about a tip because serving them was indeed my honor, yet they kept stuffing money in my coat pocket all night long. That was a great group of guys. Fair winds and following seas gentleman, thank you for your service 🇺🇸 Peace Love & Groovies everyone 😎

[@donHooligan]

Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman) she walked around North America for 30 years, never touching money and always preaching peace. ....and nobody has ever heard of her. *Do It IF You Want To HELP.*

[@monkeygraborange]

She sounds like a typical nutter.

[@donHooligan]

@@monkeygraborange to an anti-Christ money worshiper....she totally was. one of the few "actual" American Christians to ever exist.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Such a different culture back then!

[@josephrobertvanderhoff8281]

I can't wait to see what ? Weird History has in store for us .In 2022 . Happy New Year Weird History ! Love you guy's

[@jaykirby3601]

Harsh truth time: Human beings equally have the capacity for good and evil. No one is 100% one or the other.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks for your video! 💥 And may all reading this have a peaceful and pleasant 2022 (and beyond). 🎊

[@rosariomoreno5486]

Y’all need a podcast channel. I want to listen to this at work without the video part since I’ll get me in trouble lol. Please and thank you. I’ll be waiting

[@RenaissanceVulture22]

I'm related to sickles and just now started learning about him. Him being the first case of temporary insanity is really interesting to learn about.

[@tremorsfan]

"Stonewall" Jackson was a pretty eccentric guy. He was convinced that eating anything with pepper made his left leg weak.

[@iamthehype3684]

Andrew Jackson was also a madman that had done damn near 100 duels in his lifetime and allegedly his last words had something to do with regretting not dueling some other guy.

[@iamthehype3684]

He even did a few duels whilst being president in the Whitehouse backyard no less.

[@thespecialist2142]

What a fascinating connection between Antebellum, Civil War, and Gilded Age America. He seemed to be quite a master of "honest graft." Thanks for the content!

[@mikenixon2401]

Have you ever looked into how Taft used being president to secure a place on the Supreme Court? Also the broken relationship between Taft and Roosevelt.

[@The_-_-]

He just seems crazy to me. Completely, utterly crazy

[@uaw602]

I saw the title and thought here comes crazy Dan!

[@thebuffartist]

I remember hearing about this guy in one of my US History classes. One of my favorite things from that class

[@yilongmusk9665]

Dan Sickles is a part of my family,we always joke about the stupid crap he did as a general and as a person,truly a crazy dude,the person he ended up killing was the son of the writer of the Star spangled Banner,and he was the first person to win a murder trial using an insanity defense.....also his leg is in a museum 😂😂😂 Edit: yes it's all in the video, but it was so exciting

[@alistermycroft7898]

I met a man at a civil war reenactment who was related to Dan and told the story of him. Nice fella.

[@yilongmusk9665]

@@alistermycroft7898 would love to see where he falls on our family tree!!!

[@TurdFergurson]

How come your profile pic is a blank picture?

[@owensickles8648]

He is a part of my family as well.

[@thevolatilitywhisperer7616]

This is like the 100th comment saying he's family, do any of you know each other, or are most of you full of sh1t?

[@helidrill7464]

You should one on Major John Wesley Powell, he lost a arm in the Battle of Shiloh then made a first accent of the Grand Canyon.

[@daveware4117]

Love him or hate him, he was definitely an interesting dude

[@tracesbasses2423]

Did you sneak a goddamn GNR lyric in the beginning. Much respect

[@sheilayoung8007]

I have never heard of him! What a complex life he lived! Crazy life!

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Very timely video - the crimes of the rich and powerful being viewed differently. With some potentially getting away with things that the plebs would never get away with.

[@Die-CastMetal]

We have a medal of honor recipient from the Civil War in our family. That alone would’ve given me a bump in pay and rank increase when I joined the US military if I knew to say that, which I didn’t… 😂

[@snapdragon6601]

I never heard that before either but if so that would be nice..

[@midnightodellewest1999]

I think that is only the case for the children of MoH recipients (as opposed to grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc.

[@TheShoottheradio]

I've seen this guy's leg. The museum is quite interesting. Definitely worth checking out.

[@zahrafatima954]

Can you do one on Charles Sumner? I was always so interested in his life.

[@RandallLeighton]

Great video. How about doing a video about the filibuster William Walker? He has a very interesting story. Cornelius Vanderbilt had a shipping line that took people to the Gold Rush from NY and New Orleans, across Nicaragua and then up to San Francisco from San Juan del Sur. He sent Walker down to stabilize the country. Walker also had no military experience. But, he made himself a general and used to walk through battles - and never got shot. He then made himself president of Nicaragua for a couple years until they threw him out. He came back down 4 times and was finally shot by a firing squad in Honduras, where his grave is today. There's a movie about him (Walker, 1987) books about hi and one by him. Check him out. He's a very interesting character. Happy New Year!

[@tywinkle4913]

Chuckled at the Guns N Roses quote in the beginning!

[@AxelFurry97]

Have you ever considered making a video about the watch brand Seiko?

[@jessicalee2620]

Can you make a video about rough and tumble fighting in the United States during the 19th century?

[@youtubestaffareairheads631]

Final video of 2021!! Thanks werid history!!! #Happy2022🎉🎇🎊✨🥳🍺🎆⭐🥂🧨!!! Have fun tonight!!! Be safe and don't do anything I wouldn't do!!! See you on the other side!!! Bye weird history and everyone!!! See you on the other side

[@comettamer]

Crazy man, politician, Civil War General...Sickles wore many hats, most of them strangely successful. As a Civil War student, I can see why there's a case to be made either way for his actions at Gettysburg.

[@trevorslinkard31]

How about one on Sherman’s March? All the crazy facts of that campaign

[@paulsickels8979]

A few years ago My family & I scheduled a horse back tour of the Gettysburg battlefield. One of the the licensed battlefield guides found out I was a fifth generation Sickles & requested that she ride next to me for the tour. Although I heard a lot of stories about General Dan from my older family members, she filled in a lot of details & backstories that are not discussed in this program. I'm not saying this as a slam against this Weird History episode or defending the general, only that there is much more that can be learned by visiting Gettysburg. There is a very interesting book that I read titled "Sickles at Gettysburg" written by James A. Hessler.

[@rubysroom9469]

I love these videos about historical figures with wild sides!! It truly is the nut cases who make history😊

[@rubysroom9469]

Edit: pedophiles are disgusting: pedophilia is definitely never ever okay

[@carriefurto3013]

You guys should do an episode about famous paintings that are believed to have hidden messages within them and artist's who created them.

[@bretts7072]

You should do an episode on The Clawhammer. He makes Sickles look positively sane...

[@gmaillastname8591]

Cheated on his wife, murdered people in cold blood, got soldiers killed for pointless reasons, took financial interests in political affairs, and stole money. Avoided justice at all turns, and somehow got himself a Medal Of Honor. Sounds like a True American Hero if all of this is true.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

🤮🤢

[@donHooligan]

Typical American Hero. "true" is usually avoided, here. #RedHill

[@monkeygraborange]

If he were alive today, the Potato would nominate him for some lofty position.

[@Sqwirle]

Please make a video about Sir John A MacDonald

[@itrthho]

Actually, the defeat at Vicksburg doomed the Confederacy and not Gettysburg...

[@skrounst]

Gettysburg was the turning point though I would say. The Union was getting dunked on up until that point.

[@1linkbelt]

Actually, you are correct, Sir!

[@Kingj56790]

Nice

[@ianreffel3923]

u should do a video on civil war medal of honor winners there’s crazy stories out there that are easily findable

[@meumnomen]

A video about Diogenes would be great

[@Chelseaquirks]

Gotta say I love my great great grandfather and his craziness 😂

[@terristroh3965]

You gotta cover that weird museum

[@jacksolomon1063]

Please do a video on Sputnik Monroe

[@robertAGC]

The “he had it coming” defense used to be surprisingly effective.

[@justteezy91]

Ending the year with a bang..

[@stevenpfaff7646]

Content idea:. I would love to hear about a Pirate jan jensen von sallee from the Netherlands. It is my understanding that his son and wife (my 9th generation grand parents) had quite a colorful history in New Amsterdam in the 1600s in addition to his own dynamic story.

[@Very_thing]

Please make a video on Phillip Johnson!

[@jocelynbaggi1483]

WH, you saved my life during quarantine ❤

[@krystalkade3249]

I like how we just skimmed over the séance lol

[@chrissterrmusic]

Please make a video about George Dickel whiskey.

[@FoxHoundV]

Guy seems like every boss I’ve ever had.

[@brendamai9743]

Oh boy, what a story to tell

[@greenkoopa]

Let's see a video about Earl Van Dorn, if you haven't already done one. Perfect example of "getting what's coming to ya"

[@greco37]

Who needs to read fiction? This account of Sickles’ life is pure entertainment!

[@morussell4033]

He could have lost The Battle At Gettysburg but regardless he leg paid the ultimate price and so did his men.

[@nestcamo1181]

One of my favorite short stories I share is the origin of the "temporarily insane" defense!

[@RollTide1987]

If you actually visit the Gettysburg battlefield and see the ground upon which Sickles was ordered to defend, you might start to sympathize with his plight and understand his reasoning. Also...by the time the Battle of Gettysburg occurred in 1863, Sickles was no longer some inexperienced officer. He had fought and led men in multiple major engagements by that time.

[@s--cn8ee]

Make a video about Corbett Washington, John Booth's killer and Lincoln's avenger. He's an interesting weird character

[@Bowl845]

It would be cool to see a video about the horseshoe curve. I’m Altoona, PA

[@baliyae]

Quite the colorful character, Sickles.