1. George Sykes was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.
21 Facts About George Sykes
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George Sykes continued in command through the end of the year, was relieved from command for medical reasons on March 23,1864, and sent to duty in Kansas.
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George Sykes remained in the army after the war and died in 1880.
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George Sykes graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842 and graduated 39th out of 56 cadets.
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George Sykes was commissioned as a brevet second lieutenant in the 3rd US Infantry.
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George Sykes was brevetted as a captain for actions at the Battle of Cerro Gordo.
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George Sykes continued his frontier service and Indian fighting, mainly in New Mexico, and was promoted to full captain in 1855.
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, George Sykes was assigned as a major in the new 14th US Infantry.
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George Sykes led his regulars in the Peninsula Campaign and rose to division command in May 1862 in the newly created V Corps.
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George Sykes was notably the only division commander in the Army of the Potomac not rewarded with a promotion to major general after the Seven Days Battles.
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George Sykes continued leading his division at Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, although it was not heavily engaged in the latter two battles.
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George Sykes' division was forced to retreat after being attacked on the right flank by Maj.
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Joseph Hooker, nervously recalled his advance to a defensive position; and George Sykes' men were not engaged for the remainder of the campaign.
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George Sykes finally received a promotion to major general of volunteers on November 29,1862.
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George G Meade was promoted to lead the Army of the Potomac on June 28,1863, Sykes assumed command of the V Corps.
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On October 16,1863, George Sykes was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the regular army.
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In March 1864, upon recommendation from the V Corps medical director due to severe sciatica, George Sykes was relieved of command of the V Corps and sent to uneventful duty in the Department of Kansas.
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George Sykes was promoted to colonel on January 12,1868 and received command of the 20th US Infantry.
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George Sykes commanded at a number of duty stations from Minnesota to Texas until he died while on duty in Texas at Fort Brown on February 8,1880, at age 57.
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George Sykes was interred in West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York.
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George Sykes's grandson, Macrae Sykes, was a financier and a former chairman of the American Stock Exchange.