Episode 2 of 2

Surrender at Franklin Square

When
1859-02-27
Where
Franklin Square
Part of
Daniel Sickles shoots Philip Barton Key in Lafayette Square

Sickles surrendered and confessed to the murder at Attorney General Jeremiah Black's house on Franklin Square shortly after the shooting.

After killing Key, Sickles went to the house of Attorney General Jeremiah Black, a few blocks away on Franklin Square. There, he surrendered and confessed to the murder of Philip Barton Key II.

Sources

  1. Daniel Sickles Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27

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