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From: Alfred M Kriman <akriman@darwin.helios.nd.edu>
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To: classics@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: hot dogs

David Lupher:
> But my favorite example is not Greek, but U.S.---the Union general
> in the Civil War (I keep forgetting his name) whose immortal last
> words were: "Don't worry, boys.  They couldn't hit an elephant
> at this dist----"

Major General John Sedgwick, commander of the Union Sixth Corps at
the Battle of Spotsylvania, May 9, 1864.  He wasn't cut off in
midsentence, though.  He was killed by a sniper while prowling the
front lines, shortly after chiding some more cautious infantrymen
with his immortal "couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

With the proper nouns, you can search the internet and read who
killed him at what distance and with what gun.

.