^#1793 ^Lot 1853 John Sedgwick

Union general (1813–1864). At Spotsylvania, on May 9, 1864, his aides cautioned him about the unnecessary risks he was taking in exposing himself to the enemy. Sedgwick, replied, "they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!" Moments later a Confederate sharpshooter found his mark and killed him instantly. Clear wet plate, albumen 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo. Half-view pose in uniform with rank of major general with 6th Corps badge pinned to his coat. Backmark: E. & H.T. Anthony, New York, made from a photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery, with two-cents revenue tax stamp on the reverse. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks and light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image.