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MILITARY PERSONNEL

John Sedgwick

1813 - 1864

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John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a military officer and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was wounded three times at the Battle of Antietam while leading his division in an unsuccessful assault against Confederate forces, causing him to miss the Battle of Fredericksburg. Under his command, the VI Corps played an important role in the Chancellorsville Campaign by engaging Confederate troops at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Salem Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sedgwick has received more than 861,530 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. John Sedgwick is the 1,570th most popular military personnel (down from 1,370th in 2019), the 8,203rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,958th in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Sedgwick ranks 1,570 out of 1,468. Before him are Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Oliver Leese, Gustaf Dyrssen, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, and William Alexander Morgan. After him are John Abizaid, John Dill, Gilad Shalit, John C. Pemberton, Christy Mathewson, and William Rosecrans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, John Sedgwick ranks 66. Before him are Isaac Pitman, Félix María Zuloaga, Gennady Nevelskoy, Timofey Granovsky, Stephen Mallory, and George Alexander Macfarren. After him are John Rae, Radhanath Sikdar, George Peter Alexander Healy, Lot M. Morrill, and Zachariah Chandler. Among people deceased in 1864, John Sedgwick ranks 65. Before him are Alexander Vostokov, Roger B. Taney, Jacques Jasmin, José Justo Corro, Juris Alunāns, and John Clare. After him are Adelaide Anne Procter, Leonidas Polk, William Smith O'Brien, and Henry Schoolcraft.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sedgwick ranks 8,203 out of 18,182. Before him are John Ostrom (1928), Christine Ebersole (1953), Budge Patty (1924), Fred Alexander (1880), Damien Chazelle (1985), and Elaine Hendrix (1970). After him are Terrence Mann (1951), Amy Poehler (1971), Kim Deal (1961), Dan Ariely (1967), Dana Plato (1964), and Rebecca Solnit (1961).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, John Sedgwick ranks 135. Before him are John F. Reynolds (1820), Michael Mullen (1946), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), A. P. Hill (1825), Don Carlos Buell (1818), and William Alexander Morgan (1928). After him are John Abizaid (1951), John C. Pemberton (1814), Christy Mathewson (1880), William Rosecrans (1819), Chesty Puller (1898), and Stephen Decatur (1779).

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