George Sykes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Sykes

Union General during the American Civil War

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1822

Place of Birth: Dover, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1880

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

George Sykes (October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and served in numerous conflicts, including the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War.
During the Civil War, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Division of the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, and continued in that role through the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Sykes assumed command of the V Corps on June 28, 1863, following the promotion of Major General George G.
Meade to command of the entire army.
Sykes's Corps fought with distinction on the second day of the subsequent Battle of Gettysburg on July 2.
He was criticized for his performance in the Battle of Mine Run later that year, was removed from command on March 23, 1864, and sent to duty in Kansas.
Sykes remained in the army after the war and died in 1880.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat