John sedgwick civil war biography page

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    Major General John Sedgewick

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    Sedgewick, John
    September 13, 1813
    Cornwall Hollow, CT
    May 9, 1864
    Spotsylvania, Virginia
    Union

    Sedgewick was named for his grandfather, a Revolutionary War general who served with George Washington.

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  • What future major general entered west point at age 15 and in 1846 graduated second in his class?
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    • He attended Sharon Academy briefly and taught school for 2 years before entering West Point. He graduated in 1837, ranked ?? out of ?? in his class. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. artillery.

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    He fought in the Seminole Wars, was involved in the Trail of Tears episode, and received 2 brevet promotions in the Mexican War, to captain for Contreras and Churubusco, and to major for Chapultepec. After returning from Mexico he transferred to the cavalry and served in Kansas, the Utah Expedition, and in the Indian Wars.

    At the start of the Civil War, he served as a Colonel and Assistant Inspector General of the Military Department of Washington.

    He missed the early action of the war a