Daniel E. Sickles Role in The Battle Of Gettysburg As a middle aged man Sickles saw the door open for him to become a general in the Civil War. He finally could make a name for himself as the Civil War began. He started to become very intrigued in the raising of volunteers in the state of New York. As he worked Sickles became a colonel of a group of people he organized himself (Historynet 1). Right after this he was promoted to a brigadier general of volunteers, which met his dream of becoming a general. Sickles had a bad influence on the Battle of Gettysburg, Sickles did not listen to Meade on the second day and did not succeed. Although Sickles made a poor decision he was not considered the worst general at the Battle of Gettysburg. Daniel