They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance quote
John Sedgwick's actual last words are believed to be "All right, my man; go to your place."
One of the final words of a Union Civil War general, John Sedgwick, who got shot by a sniper after saying these at the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 9, 1864.
This quote is attributed to General John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864)
To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information
I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.