Like the (suddenly) late General Sedgwick, (Union army) the one responsible for the allegation that Confederate snipers couldn't hit an elephant...
The last words of John Sedgwick
Alas, the Confederate forces had seen the value in a revolutionary, heavy, and teddibly, Teddibly... expensive British rifle...
Whitworth rifle - Wikipedia
A direct descendant of Sedgwick alleges the actual reference was to the 'broadside of a barn'. Whatever, the sniper excelled either quote, hitting him in the head.
Then, to keep the aviation theme in play, there is the dispute about which allied soldier, Aussie machine gunner or British Tommy... shot the Red Baron as his
aeroplane was being shot at, by Major Brown... Or not.
Like the (suddenly) late General Sedgwick, (Union army) the one responsible for the allegation that Confederate snipers couldn't hit an elephant...