# General Sickles — The Autobiography of Mark Twain character guide

> General Sickles in The Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sickles, Gen. Sickles

**First appearance:** 0044-volume-i-about-general-sickles

## Who they are

Union general, subject of a chapter.

## Relationships

### [Joe Twichell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/characters/joe_twichell)

_friendship_

Sickles and Twichell were friends, likely bonded through Civil War reminiscences and Hartford society.

### [Joe Twichell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/characters/joe_twichell)

_friendship_

Sickles and Twichell were friends, likely bonded through Civil War reminiscences and Hartford society.

## In the story

### [About General Sickles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-i-about-general-sickles)

One-legged Civil War general, subject of the chapter; noted for his vanity and habit of wearing his hat indoors.

### [New York, January 16th, Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-i-new-york-january-16th-continued)

Eighty-one-year-old general who lost a leg at Gettysburg; known for his vanity, monotonous talk, and museum-like home filled with animal skins.

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