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d. 1864 United States

General John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed by a Confederate sharp-shooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

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Also known as: Sedgwick, John

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What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Sedgwick (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.