Tiffany & Co. Presentation Sword for General Dan Sickles

General Daniel Sickles’ Gilt Presentation Sword Tiffany & Co. Dated 1861 This remarkable Tiffany & Co. sword was presented to General Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819–1914) in 1861, a storied figure whose audacity on the battlefield earned him fame and renown. Commander of the Excelsior Brigade, Sickles carried this sword at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, where his bold maneuvers effectively stalled Confederate advancement, ultimately costing him his leg but securing him the Medal of Honor. Sickles wore this sword with pride, an emblem of the respect he earned on and off the battlefield, including the personal support of President Abraham Lincoln, and the valor he displayed in combat. The sword is finely decorated with patriotic motifs and a lightly curved blade, featuring a distinctive knight’s head pommel, a lion-head quillon, a silver grip, twisted knuckle bow and a gilt sword knot. Tiffany’s exquisite engraving of “U.S.” and classical martial trophies, along with frosted flo