Episode 16: Dan Sickles GETS AWAY WITH MURDER! Part Two
The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast
Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade
4.8 • 950 Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2020
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
Eric and Jim continue their look at the murder and trial that shocked a nation in 1859. In this episode, they cover the death of Barton Key at the hands of Congressman Daniel Sickles, one of the most covered trials in the 19th century, and the fall out for those involved.
They also fast forward to July 2, 1863, and discuss what can be learned from the Key incident in 1859 that might give insight into the decisions that Major General Daniel Sickles made at Gettysburg.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast. I am your co-host licensed |
| 0:06.4 | battlefield guide Eric Lindblade and as always I am joined by my co-host |
| 0:10.9 | licensed battlefield guide Jim Hesseler. |
| 0:13.2 | And once again, we are coming to you |
| 0:15.7 | from the historic Joseph Sherfe House |
| 0:19.4 | on the battlefield here at Gettysburg National Military Park. |
| 0:24.0 | Jim, it's our topic this evening. |
| 0:27.0 | Well, Eric and hello again, listeners, we are back for part two of Sickles gets away with murder. Now if you joined us for part |
| 0:36.5 | one we talked about the life and the love of Dan and Teresa Sickles and also the insertion of Philip Barton Key, the Randy but Dashing |
| 0:47.2 | District Attorney who was having an affair with Theresa Sickles. |
| 0:50.9 | We're going to pick up the story today in part two, find out what happens |
| 0:54.8 | when Sickles confronts Key and what are the shocking after effects of this whole |
| 1:01.1 | encounter. So stay tuned. We got a lot more to cover. It's a great |
| 1:04.6 | human interest story associated with Dan Sickles and the Battle of Gettysburg |
| 1:10.2 | here on the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast. |
| 1:13.0 | And I should add, we are in the Joseph Shurfe House. |
| 1:17.0 | Yeah, I'm going to keep saying it because it's really awesome. |
| 1:19.0 | We're here. |
| 1:20.0 | That's pretty cool. |
| 1:21.0 | But if you do want more information about the house what took place here we would actually like to let you know if you've not listened to all of our episodes maybe you're just joining us season one episodes four and five focus on the fighting that rages around this part of the field as well as |
| 1:35.7 | Dan Sickles again. But just letting you know that those are available in the archives if you |
| 1:39.8 | want to check them out and learn more about the family that lived in the house that we're coming from right now in 1863. |
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