To: SeekAndFind
“I drank what?”
-Socrates
Then there was the civil war Union general who kept riding up and down his lines, encouraging his troops. his last words? “c’mon, boys, there’s nothing to worry about! They can’t hit anything from this dist...”
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3 posted on
10/13/2015 7:52:50 AM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
(Lightspeed: 186,000 miles per second. It's not just a good idea, it's THE LAW!* *= ecomcon proofread)
To: Celtic Conservative
The General was John Sedgwick, who was the highest ranking Union officer killed in the war. He was exhorting his artillerymen during deployment not to worry about Rebel sharpshooters.
What he said was: "Why are you dodging like this? They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
The popular account that those were his last words, or that he did not even complete the sentence is false. He was killed within a few moments of saying that, but they were not his literal, final words.
33 posted on
10/13/2015 8:28:06 AM PDT by
FredZarguna
(A Kenyan appears to have infiltrated the lumberyard.)
To: Celtic Conservative
” his last words? “c’mon, boys, there’s nothing to worry about! They can’t hit anything from this dist...”
John Segwick, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Range ~1000yds, head shot below left eye. Probably a Whitworth
44 posted on
10/13/2015 8:54:43 AM PDT by
Polynikes
(Ahh You teal da money. We talk to you den. Hombre - 1967)
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