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 SIBLEY

SICKLES

A.M. from Bowdoin college in 1856. His publica- tions inchule: Indrx to the Writiyigs of George Washington (KS3T;; History of the Town of Union. Me. (is.jl); Lidex to the Works of John Adams (18.j:]): Xotices of the Triennial and An- nual Cataloguea of Harvard University, icith a JRrprint of the Catalogues of 1G74, lOSJ, and 1700 (lS65).and Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University (3 vols., 1873-85). He Ijecanie blind soon after the issue of the first volume of this work, but after an operation was enabled to proceed. He left the bulk of his property, about $150,000. for continuing the series. He .^►'(lin Cambridge. Mass., Dec. 9, 1885.

SIBLEY, Joseph Crocker, representative, was born in Friendship, N.Y., Feb. 18, 1850. He attended the county schools until 1866, when the death of his father, a physician, obliged him to teach a country school in order to support him- self. He studied medicine and removed to Chicago, but returned to New York and in con- nection with Charles Miller, his brother-in-law, engaged in tiie oil refining business at Franklin, Pa. Most of the lubricating oils used by the rail- roads in the country were developed by Miller and .Sibley, who became very wealtiiy. Mr. Sibley was elected by the united Prohibition, Labor, and Democratic parties a representative from the twentieth Pennsylvania district to the 58d and 56th congresses, serving. 1893-95 and 1899-1901 and was re-elected from the twenty-seventh district as a Republican to the 5Tth and 58th congresses, 1901-05. In the Democratic national convention of 1896 he was candidate for Presidential nom- ination, and received a large vote for Vice-Presi- dent.

SICARD, Montgomery, naval officer, was born in New Y..rk city. Sept. 30, 1836. He en- tered the navy from Buffalo as acting midship- man, Oct. 1, 1851; was advanced mid- shipman, April 15, 1855; was commis- sioned master, Nov. 4, 1858; promoted lieutenant. May 31, 18G0; lieutenant com- mander, July 16, 1862; commander, March 2, 1870; cap- tain, Aug. 7, 1881; commodore, July 10, 1894; rear-admiral, Aug. 6, 1897, and was retired, Sept. 30, 1898, but remained at the head of the board of promotion until 1899. He saw service on the Potomac and Wabash in the home and Mediterranean squadrons, 1855-59; on the

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Dacotah, China station, 1860-61; with Farragut as executive officer of the Oneida in the capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip; at the destruc- tion of the Confederate flotilla; at the capture of the Chalmette batteries and of New Orleans, 1862. He was twice engaged in the passage of the Vicks- burg batteries; in the engagement with the Confederate ram Arkansas, 1862; was executive officer of the Ticonderoga in pursuit of the Florida and other commerce destroyers; and commander the Seneca in both attacks on Fort Fisher, in the final capture of the fort, command- ing the left wing of the 2d division in the land assault, Jan. 15, 18G5. He was liead of the depart- ment of gunnery and drawing at the Naval acad- emy, 1865-67; was on the Pensacola, Noith Pacific station, 1868-69, and commander of the Saginaw, Pacific station, 1869-71. He was on ordnance duty at the navy yards, Brooklyn, N.Y'., 1870-72, and Washington, D.C., 1872-77", commander of the Swatara, North Atlantic station, 1876-77; was on duty in Washington, 1877-79; in the Boston navy yard, 1880-81; chief of the bureau of ordnance, 1882-90; president of the steel inspection board, 1890-91; commander of the Miantonomoh, 1891- 93; the Brooklyn, N.Y''., navy yard, 1894-97; com- mander-in-chief of the North Atlantic squadron, April 20, 1897. He retired in 1898 on sick leave and on partial recovery was made chairman of the board of strategj' in the war with Spain. He in- troduced the steel high-i^ower rifle-cannon and established and directed the naval gun factory at Washington. He died at Westernville, N.Y'., Sept. 14, 1900.

SICKLES, Daniel Edgar, soldier, was born in New Y'ork city, Oct. 20, 1825; son of George Garrett and Susan (Marsh) Sickles. He attended the University of the City of New Y'ork and en- gaged in business as a printer. He practised law in New Y^'ork city, 1846-53; was a representative in the state legislature in 1847: major of the 12th regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., in 1852; corporation at- torney of New York, in 1853, and secretary of legation at London, Eng., 1853-55. He was state senator, 1856-57, and a representative from New York city in the 35th and 36th congresses, 1857- 61. He raised a brigade of U.S. volunteer in- fantry in New Y'ork and was commissioned colonel, June 20, 1861; brigadier-general, Sept. 3, 1861, and commanded the 2d brigade, 2d divi- sion, 3d army corps, under Gen. Joseph Hooker, and took part in the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Malvern Hill; the seven days' battle before Richmond; the Maryland campaign; and at Antietam. He succeeded Gen. Joseph Hooker in the command of the 2d division. 3d army corps. Army of the Potomac, and was attached to the centre grand division at the battle of Fred- ericksburg, Va. He was promoted major-general