They couldnt hit an elephant at this distance Yankee General John - TopicsExpress



          

They couldnt hit an elephant at this distance Yankee General John Sedgwick spoke these words just moments before being shot dead by a Confederate sniper at Spotsylvania. The sniper shot was and is the act of supreme discipline ,, and stirs fear into the ranks of men who but moments before were filled with false courage !!! One example not related to the incident in the post - in D. Augustus Dickerts History of Kershaws Brigade, one of the Union generals is heard complaining about the number of men who are falling like leaves during one of the first battles Kershaws Brigade participated in saying,Damn those farm boys from South Carolina are shooting the pants off our men. well knowing our boys carried guns almost as soon as they could walk.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:16:56 +0000

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