[Polynikes]

” 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

[Celtic Conservative]

Was that the kind that took a hexagonal bullet?

CC

[FredZarguna]

The version of the story you know is an exaggeration.

• Sedgwick finished the sentence.
• Those were not Sedgwick's literal final words. He was actually shot a few moments later.
• The distance was walked off by NPS, and was about 550 yards.