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General John B. Sedgwick, May 9,1864, On The ...
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006 (message contributor)
General John B. Sedgwick, May 9,1864, on the battlefield in Spotsylvania. A soldier, just in front of him, heard a sharpshooter’s bullet go overhead and he ducked to the ground. Why, my man, I am ashamed of you, dodging that way. They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance." Seconds later Sedgwick was killed as a bullet struck his face