The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War : a history and roster / Gerald L. Earley.

"The Second U.S. Sharpshooters was a hodgepodge regiment, composed of companies raised in several New England states. The regiment was trained for a specific mission and armed with specially ordered breech-loading target rifles. This book covers the origin, recruitment, training, and battle record o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Earley, Gerald L.
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Berdan, Hiram, > approximately 1823-1893.
United States. > Army. > Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) > Registers.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Registers.
Genre:
Registers.
Physical Description:vii, 245 pages : illustrations, plans ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Elite and unique : the genesis of Berdan's Sharpshooters
  • Berdan's camp of instruction : training and turmoil
  • At the bloody point of Lincoln's sword
  • A continual wasting effect
  • "There was bloody work done"
  • The most dismal and despondent days
  • At their best : Chancellorsville
  • "Turning the tide" : Gettysburg
  • The feckless campaigns
  • With Ulysses in the Wilderness
  • A plethora of war : Spotsylvania to Cold Harbor
  • Winning the hard way : Petersburg
  • Appendix : roster.