Major General John Sedgwick - Cornwall Hollow, CT - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

A 12' by 6' by 3.25' granite monument honoring Major General John Sedgwick is surrounded by a cannon and six pyramids of cannon balls. The monument contains a large bronze. left profile relief, medallion sculpture of Major General John Sedgwick with the inscription: JOHN SEDGWICK MAJOR GENERAL U.S. ARMY and below the number 6 inside a square cross.

The medallion was sculpted by James J. Hawley and cast at the Roman Bronze Works. The architect was George W. Keller and the contractor was M.J. O'Connor. The monument was dedicated on May 30, 1900 and rededicated on July 31, 1994.

The below the medallion is the inscription:

THIS MEMORIAL INCLUDING ORDNANCE
USED IN THE MEXICAN AND CIVIL WARS AND
GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES IN HONOUR OF
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK
COMMANDER OF THE SIXTH CORPS
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF THE UNION
A SKILLED SOLDIER A BRAVE
LEADER A BELOVED COMMANDER
AND A LOYAL GENTLEMAN
THE FITTEST PLACE WHERE MAN CAN DIE
IS WHERE MAN DIES FOR MAN

The back of the monument is inscribed with the names of the following battles:

VERA CRUZ
CERRA GORDO
PUERLA
CHERRIBUSCO
MOLINO DEL RAY
MEXICO


FAIR OAKS
ANTIETAM
FREDERICKSBURG
THE WILDERNESS
SPOTSYLVANIA

John Sedgwick was born on September 13, 1813 in Cornwall, CT. He United States Military Academy and graduated as a 2nd lieutenant in 1837. He was assigned to the in the U.S. Army artillery.

He saw service in the Seminole Wars and the Mexican-American War where he received brevet promotions to captain then major. Subsequently he transferred to the cavalry and served in Kansas, the Utah War, and in the Indian Wars.

When the Civil War began, Sedgwick was a colonel and Assistant Inspector General of the Military Department of Washington, DC. He was promoted to brigadier general on August 31, 1861 and served with the Army of the Potomac. He fought at Yorktown, Seven Pines, and was wounded in the arm and leg at the Battle of Glendale. He was promoted to major general on July 4, 1862.

He returned to action at the Battle of Chancellorsville in April of 1963. His unit arrived at the Battle of Gettysburg on June 2, 1863 and saw limited action. He then participated in the Overland Campaign.

General Sedgwick was shot and killed by a sniper at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, on May 9, 1864, making him the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War. He is buried near his home in Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut

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