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Famous Last Words: Major General John Sedgwick

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Trinity

Killed in the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania by a sharpshooter, his ironic last words were:

“They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist—.”

General John Sedgwick. Source: Wikipedia

Major General John Sedgwick. Source: Wikipedia

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A melancholic pragmatist with a wide streak of mischief and an active imagination that turns into novels.

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