He Can’t Hit An Elephant by Dennis Lange

John Sedgwick, to his frightened men,
…“Why dodge a single bee?
What will you do in battle, boys,
…When swarms come after thee?” 

“At this range, e’en an elephant
…Would certainly be missed.
Why think ye then your rosy cheek
…Could possibly be kissed?” 

And he sat tall upon his mount
…To prove what he had said,
Until the sniper shot at him
…And Sedgwick fell down, dead.

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The ironic death of Major General John Sedgwick
of the Union army came on May 9, 1864 at the
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia. 

http://www.civilwarhome.com/sedgwickdeath.htm

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© Dennis Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2016.

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