These were Union Major General John Sedgwick’s last words.
- “Even a Major General is not immune.”
- “I can assure you, it is perfectly safe.”
- “The rebels are a good distance away.”
- “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”
These were Union Major General John Sedgwick’s last words.
“They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” Sedgwick was killed at Spotsylvania by a Confederate sharpshooter armed with a Whitworth rifle.
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