#john sedgwick

[askyea-poesy]

She caught everyones gaze and held it until it hurt.

John Sedgwick

[gregorygalloway]

John Sedgwick (born Cornwall, CT, 13 September 1813 – 9 May 1864) was a career military officer who served in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War and fought at many of the major battles of the Civil War, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg before being killed in action at Spotsylvania.

General Sedgwick was the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War, and is buried in his hometown of Cornwall.

[quicksiluers]

Army of the Potomac at the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg

Commanding: Major General George G. Meade

I Corps: Major General John F. Reynolds

II Corps: Winfield S. Hancock

III Corps: Daniel E. Sickles

V Corps: George Sykes

VI Corps: John Sedgwick 

XI Corps: Oliver O. Howard

XII Corps: Henry W. Slocum

[mayfriend-archive]

famous last words: irony edition

I live! (Caligula)

The city is fallen and I am still alive. (Constantine XI Palaiologos)

How the devil do you think this could harm me? (Denis Diderot)

I’ve never felt better. (Douglas Fairbanks)

Die, my dear? Why that’s the last thing I’ll do! (Groucho Marx)

This is not the end of me. (Henry Campbell-Bannerman)

Go away. I’m alright. (H. G. Wells)

That guy’s got to stop. He’ll see us. (James Dean)

They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance! (John Sedgwick)

It’s okay! Gun’s not loaded, see? (Johnny Ace)

Why do you drink that stuff, Ozzy? One of these days it’s going to kill you. (Randy Rhoads)

[Somebody call for a doctor!] I’m a fucking doctor. (R. D. Laing)

[mindblowingfactz]

Union Army general John Sedgwick once said to his men under enemy fire: “Why are you dodging like this? They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” He was shot moments later under the left eye and mortally wounded.

[thenewleeland]

They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

Union Major General John Sedgwick, right before being killed by a bullet to the head

[little-lion-rampant-blog]

New book acquisition! The books I’ve been buying lately are all in Kindle format and might I say that nothing still beats physical books :)

/lovingly caresses the crisp new pages

[gregorygalloway]

John Sedgwick (born Cornwall, CT, 13 September 1813 – 9 May 1864) was a career military officer who served in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War and fought at many of the major battles of the Civil War, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg before being killed in action at Spotsylvania.

General Sedgwick was the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War, and is buried in his hometown of Cornwall.