1905: The Contentious Burial of Bo-Bo, the Blenheim Spaniel of Civil War Hero General Daniel E. Sickles » Mark Twain House

From 1905 to 1908, Mark Twain and his cat Bambino lived across the street from General Sickles at 21 Fifth Avenue, pictured here (far left) in 1935. Museum of the City of New York

From 1905 to 1908, Mark Twain and his cat Bambino lived across the street from General Sickles at 21 Fifth Avenue, pictured here (far left) in 1935. Museum of the City of New York

From 1905 to 1908, Mark Twain and his cat Bambino lived across the street from General Sickles at 21 Fifth Avenue, pictured here (far left) in 1935. Museum of the City of New York