During the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864, Union General John Sedgwick scolded his troops for flinching at distant Confederate gunfire. "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--" he said, before being struck below the eye and killed instantly.
During the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864, Union General John Sedgwick scolded his troops for flinching at distant Confederate gunfire. "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--" he said, before being struck below the eye and killed instantly.
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