Union General John Sedgwick is shot and killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania. His last words are: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--"
09 May, 2006
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist...", 9th May, 1864
Posted by cardinal_wolsey at 5:39 PM
Labels: 19th Century History, American Civil War, American history, Quotes
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