General Sedgwick
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349 MAY 28, 1864.] HARPER'S WEEKLY. THE LATE MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK.--PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRADY.]THE LATE GENERAL JAMES C. RICE.GENERAL JAMES C. RICE.BRIGADIER-GENERAL JAMES C. RICE, whose portrait we give above, was one of the bravest and truest men in the Army of the Potomac—a Christian soldier in the best sense of the phrase. He was born in Worthington, in the hill-country of Massachusetts; was a graduate of Yale College; practiced law for some years, first in Natchez, Mississippi, and later in this city; and entered the army as a private soldier when the war broke out. He rose, through his own merits and bravery, from this position to that of Brigadier-General. He fought in every battle in which the Army of the Potomac was engaged except that of Antietam, from which he was absent by reason of a severe attack of typhoid fever. At Gettysburg he distinguished himself, as Colonel commanding a brigade, on the left of our line, and was appointed Brigadier at the request of General MEADE. He was, in battle, constantly in the front, and exposed himself without stint ; but he was never hit but once, and that was fatally, in the battle of Tuesday, though in almost every battle he received bullets in his clothes or hat. At Malvern six bullets passed through his clothing. General RICE was a consistent and zealous Christian, a man devoted heart and soul to his country, and ready at all times to make the greatest sacrifices for the cause of Union and Liberty.
MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN
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