On Midway USA’s Gun Stories: Sniper Rifles

The date was May 9, 1864, and Union General James Sedgwick had just admonished his troops in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House to stop flinching from Confederate fire almost 1000 yards away. “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance,” he shouted. Within seconds, the Confederate sniper’s bullet hit the General just below his left eye, and the Union troops learned the battlefield-controlling power of the sniper.

Midway USA’s Gun Stories, Season 4 – Episode 9

First aired on 8-27-14.

Air times on Outdoor Channel: Tue Feb 14: 11:30AM ET | Wed Feb 15: 7:00PM ET | Wed Feb 15: 10:30PM ET | Thu Feb 16: 2:00AM ET | Thu Feb 16: 1:00PM ET.

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