Daniel Sickles Signed Excelsior Brigade Visitor's Pass to Camp Scott, ca. 1861

A signed visitor's pass admitting entry into Camp Scott, made out by Union general Daniel Sickles (1819-1914). Measuring 3.25" x 2", Camp Scott [York, Pennsylvania], undated, ca. 1861. Bearing the heading of the Excelsior Brigade and signed as "D. Sickles" at lower right. Isolated staining at left middle, with general age toning and edge soiling present. Very good overall, with important connections of Sickles' early war efforts.

Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Sickles became one of the Union's most prominent political generals, recruiting the New York regiments that became known as the Excelsior Brigade in the Army of the Potomac. Despite his general lack of military experience, Sickles served as a brigade, division, and corps commander in some of the early Eastern campaigns. By March 1862, however, he would be forced to relinquish command when Congress refused to confirm his commission. During this time, Sickles continued to diligently lobby among his Washington political contacts, leading to the reclaiming of both his rank and command on May 24, 1862, just in time to rejoin the Army in the Peninsula Campaign.

Camp Scott was a recruiting and training base located in York, Pennsylvania, for newly raised regiments in the Union Army during the Civil War. At its peak in late May 1861, the camp held between 6,000 and 7,000 new soldiers.

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