U.S. Civil War Union General John Sedgewick, who, in 1862, was overlooking the Battle of Spotsylvania and whose last words were reportedly "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--."
Some accounts say that he actually said "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance," turned, walked a couple steps and was then killed instantly by a Minie ball, but it hardly matters under the circumstances for the smashing irony.
One would like to go out with a modicum of humor, but the joke probably shouldn't be quite so clearly on you.
Some accounts say that he actually said "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance," turned, walked a couple steps and was then killed instantly by a Minie ball, but it hardly matters under the circumstances for the smashing irony.
One would like to go out with a modicum of humor, but the joke probably shouldn't be quite so clearly on you.