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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

John Sedgwick

Union corps commander killed at Spotsylvania.

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Also known as Sedgwick, General Sedgwick, Major-General John Sedgwick

First appearance: i

John Sedgwick shows up with force in The Battle of the Wilderness. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Commanded the Union VI Corps, held the right flank against Early's attack.
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John Sedgwick first appears in 0003 i.

In The Battle of the Wilderness: Commanded the Union VI Corps, held the right flank against Early's attack.

Later, in LI: Commanded the 6th Corps; slow to support Warren but reliable in serious work.

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  • Army of the Potomac
  • High Command & Cavalry
  • Grant's Inner Circle
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Grant’s severe sick headache—a physical manifestation of immense psychological strain—reaches its peak just as…

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