[AMP-L] History: The Scoundrel Who Visited His Lost Leg

[Wayne Renardson]

via The Prescott News:

If there is ever a Bad Boy of American History Hall of Fame, Dan 
Sickles should get his own wing.  

He served in Congress; married a woman half his age; murdered her 
lover and beat the rap with a dubious legal defense; became a Civil War 
general, losing a leg while nearly losing a big battle; dabbled in 
diplomacy and fooled around with a queen; filled his pockets with 
money that wasn´t his; received the Congressional Medal of Honor; and 
lived to be 94.  

Oh, and he did something weird with his lost leg, too.  

Daniel Sickles started life working in a New York print shop and 
studying law. So far, so good.  

Then everything went haywire.

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/y5kvvw43

Wayne R.