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Sedgwick, John (Civil War Union general) - Last Words of a General

John Sedgwick, a Union commander during the Civil War, uttered these last words about the enemy forces during a battle:

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--"

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Special Requirements: found this in a book called "776 Stupidest Things Ever Said"

Contributed By: Anyone on 12-08-1999 and Reviewed By: Webmaster

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BuzzBomb writes:: Actually, thanks to the History Channel, he was actually referring to the enemy snipers when he was killed. It was "History of the Gun - Snipers", IIRC.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

Darth Ewok writes:: He was killed by Confederate snipers, to whom he was referring when he said it. In case anyone's interested, it was in the battle of Spotsylvania.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

Jeff Kramer writes:: I first came across this story in "The Experts Speak," a collection of "expert wisdom" edited by Victor Navasky and Christopher Cerf. If you enjoy this site, you might like that book also.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

Dave Besag writes:: According to Wikipedia the exact quote is an urban myth. He said something along the lines of the quote a few minutes before being shot. However, it's not his last line and he wasn't shot in the middle of it.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

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