 Complete the following phrase:  Sedgwick was born in the Litchfield Hills town of Cornwall, Connecticut. He was named after his grandfather, John Sedgwick brother of Theodore Sedgwick, an American Revolutionary War general who served with George Washington. He attended Sharon Academy for 2 years and Cheshire Academy in 183031. After teaching for two years, he attended the United States Military Academy, graduated in 1837 ranked 24th of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutet in the U.S. Armys artillery branch. He fought in the Seminole Wars and received two brevet promotions in the MexicanAmerican War, to captain for 