In Battle Cry, the sharpshooters card gives you a 1/6 chance of killing an enemy general. I am reminded of one of my favorite Civil War anecdotes: the famous last words of Union General John Sedgwick.
At Spotsylvania a few days later, on May 9, 1864, his aides cautioned him about exposing himself unnecessarily while delineating his line and indicating where he wished his batteries placed. His reply, "they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance," was soon followed by the whistle and thump of a sharpshooter's bullet which struck him below the left eye and killed him almost instantly.
(quotation from Generals in Blue, by Ezra J. Warner)
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