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English: General John Sedgewick, ca. 1862   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: Brady, Mathew B., ca.
Title
English: General John Sedgewick, ca. 1862
Description
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General John Sedgewick, ("Uncle John") was a General for the Union Army and died at the Battle of Spotsylvania.

Handwritten on verso: Genl. Sedgewick

PH Coll 654.78

Sedgewick was reported as saying "[They] couldn't hit an elephant at this distance" when he was struck and killed by Confederate snipers.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Military officers--United States; Military uniforms--United States
  • Subjects (LCSH): Sedgewick, John, 1813-1864; Generals--United States; United States. Army--Officers; United States. Army--Uniforms
Depicted place United States
Date circa 1862
date QS:P571,+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
440
Source
English: Portraits Collection
Permission
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Order Number
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POR359

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