The chances of a soldier getting a cigar north or south where not good. Sharpshooters are strange to say the least. They re a branch of powder burners. Sharpshooters refuse to take hits because they killed you five minuets ago. A twig in front of a sharpshooter protects him but he shot through heavy brush to kill you.
Sharpshooters are a mix of powder burners and five year old kids.
And those happened simply because they where to exhausted to continue fighting. I have not seen all the sharpshooters in action so this is a somewhat biased opinion. Politicians are only concerned about getting themselves elected to a point of power next season. Politicians cause more harm than any of the types of soldiers listed above. Bad politics could cause a company to split, slow down, or stagnate.