Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-15

heart (; 23d between lungs; oath, diaphragm
18th, right lung; Goth, lower lobe Of righ
lung 9th, same 2Sth, diaphragm 29th
right lung 30th, diaphragm; 3lst, left lunl
just above heart 32d, left arm 33d heart
34th, diaphragm 35th, arm Both, lefi
lung 37th, line below heart 3sth, same
seth, heart |; 40th, below left lung 4lst
heart ADD, diaphragm 43d, below heart
44th, left lung 45th, two inches from cen
tire line; 46th, Capt Martin 81, aimed a
and struck head 47th, left lung 4Sth, lef
arm: Thus, out Of AZ Shots all but three
would have been mortal, and if any better
shooting than that can be made, we shoulc
like to know it. Col. Berdan, before hi
men began, was requested to put ten shot
in the head of the figure, and did so. Wher
a portion of them had been fred, he Offered
to hit any part of the head that friend a
his side might desire, and in succession pu
balls through the nose, eye, forehead, and 6
curl of hair, as directed, Such shooting al
this quite equals the practice of Dumas
fabulous Count of Monte Cristo, who coult
make whole suits of cards from aces, by hi
pistol-bals. The target was christened jeff
Davis before the shooting commenced, anC
each man drew bead on it as he promises tC
do on the original, should an opportunity
ever offer. Beauregards counterfeit pre-
sentiment is to be riddled in like manner on
Saturday afternoon, at 3 clock. Woe tc
the rebelious traitor General when these
sharpshOoters get chance at him
| Col. Berdan' original proposition to Gov.
ernment was to furnish single company OF
! 30 sharpshooters, to be Incorporated in
small squads in different regiments. When
once he got permission toraise this number,
however, he found himself so burdened with
applications that he proposed to raise a
whole regiment, if sufficient encouragement
would be given him, and his project met
with such ready favor when laid before the
President and Gen. Scott, that the work
was at once commenced. A correspondence
was opened with the Governors of fifteen
loyal States, and Mr. w. s. Rowland SUBJ
sequently sent as special agent to arrange
preliminaries and explain details The cor
dial and patriotic cooperation of the Pres
ldent, aided by the appeals of Col. Berdan
and his representative, resulted in the pro-
mise of one company from each ofthe States,
to be equipped and forwarded to general
rendezvous without expense to Government
Thus within four weeks fifteen full llcompanies
OF 100 men, or enough to form two regi-
ments, have been offered. and now, at the
solicitation of Gov. Morgan, Col. Berdan
has undertaken to raise third. The un-
varying test Of membership, beyond passing
the usual surgical examination, is that each
man must make string" of fifty inches
in ten consecutive shots, in other words,
none OF his ten shots must be farther than
five inches from the center. If he exceeds
the fifty inches by even single sixteenth
he Is rejected, and from this decision there
is no appeal. Of some six hundred men
who have applied within the past fortnight
only eighty-three have been accepted, but
of these quite one-third hare made strings
Of tUeaty inches; one.third of thirty inches;
and the balance from forty to forty-five
inc es-all at 200 yards distance As it is
desirable to enlist all of such picked rifle
shots as can be reached, we annex the fol-
lowing correspondence between the Cover
nor and Col. Berdan, that the real state of the
project may be seem:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ALBANY July 30. 1-Gl.
DEAR SIR: am directed by Gov. Morgan to inclose
herewith copy OF g. o. ~ and say that il has been
drawn IN conformity with directions from Washington,
and that Companies will be accepted underts pro. isions
Cannot you raise Regimen, OF Sharp Shooters without
delay We have several letters here from persons who
offer TO raise companies and will place copies OF the
letters i" your hands ii YOU desire % ,rruy yours
II. Berdal, Fifth Avenue Hotel, NY.
lIE,DQuARrERs BEnDANs REGr SHARP SHOOTERS
WEEIAwKEN, n. j.. Aug 3, 1861. (
His Eycellency Edwin ID. Morgan, Governor of the
State OF New York
Sm: Your favor OF the 3Oth uimo asking me to raise
regiment oi Sharp Shooers has been received for which
please accept my thanks.
The Two regiments that now have under way are in
such state OF orwar,lness as will enable trust
them pretty much in the hands OF others therefore,
gladly accept your offer for the third | have already
mustered in one company, and shall be able to muster IN
two more by the last of the coming week. The have
nil laa zfpfs a
up to the requirement have also arranged with Lieut.
Col = h Look late o the 9th Regiment take the Col
onelcy OF this regiment You viii please send me copies
OF the applications you have received you suggest
Will be no easy matter toge full regiment from this
state IN every respect up TO the requirements, with the
small pay allowed by the Government These FrRsIcLAss
RIFLE SHOTS are principally good mechanics who have
been in the habit OF earning from SO $50 per month
ii is impossible for many OF them who have families TO
enlist for indefinite period ut SIS per month II il is
possible to raise the pay Of those who do the shoot
ing required to, say, go per month regiment, yes
two oi them, could be mustered In within thirty days In
my judgment, these cheaper at $50 per month
than the ordinary recruits at SIS. am aware OF the
difficulties In the way oil getting extra pay however val
liable these might prove themselves 10 be- before the
meeting of the Legislature, but il you will engage to
bring the tot extra compensation before the Legs-
ature, think II would be satisfactory 10 the men.
Many OF the Eastern States give their volunteers Ss
per month extra pay and am sure State will not
hesitate to give her picked rifle shots at least equal
this amount
The have a strong desire to serve their country in
this her great struggle The pay is not matter oispecu-
aiion with them neither do they put the ground that
they worth but from sheer necessity TO
their families from starving =.
should be glad to have the views OF your Excellency
upon this subject at your earliest convenience as many
have already expressed wish 10 enlist provided youI
influence in their behalf can be secured.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
H. BEnDAN
The company which COL Berdan speaks
of having mustered in is composed in the
main of Swiss, and is in charge of Can't.
Caspar Trep, who served under Garibaidi
and in Switzerland for nine years as an of
fcer of sharpshooters. He is man, We
should judge, who thoroughly understand,
his business, and has the entire confidence
of his men. The American company which
now. numbers SO men, was raised in Albany
by Capt. Martin, himself one of the besI
shots in the country. The Pennsylvania
company of Capt. Dewey numbers about
40 men, all of whom have been tested, the
best string being l25 inches in ten shots, OF
an average of an inch and quarter from
the center. Il is expected that the three
regiments will be ready to take the field
within so days. The uniform is to be Of
dark-green cloth, which will be worn in the
leafy season Of trees, so as to conceal the
wearers An Austran-gray overcoat will
be worn in Winter, and leggings of goat OF
calf skin, tanned with the hair on, will pro.
tect the men from the brambles and under
brush through which they will often have
to force their way. The arms are to be the