John Sedgwick
Military Person
1813 – 1864
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Who was John Sedgwick?
John Sedgwick was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War, killed by a sharpshooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
Famous Quotes:
- They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.
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- Born
- Sep 13, 1813
Cornwall - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- Connecticut
- Died
- May 9, 1864
Spotsylvania County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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