The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-02
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CAPTAIN Drew, of Vernio.t :,
10 the people of that State, rs. SNOW
circular upon the subject OF sharpsh>s%a .
" in which he urges the Importance OF 10TH
- corps of these soldiers without uei",
spf,er
81 need not tell you OF t'e>>lilv -s1iktal.
~ "a advantage OF this arm of the tervce,
. ..s written on every page that tells o
lost or won The rebel, have made
thousands of sharpshooters some Of
), allowed to 90 to tbs field with
id familiar rifle and shoot when
a SSssre they please. The large proper
uf officers killed on our side testi6es 10
4 re great service these rebel marksmeu do
"Our Government is anxious TO throw
Unto the field more Of this class Of men,
have authority to raise under the governor.
five companies of one hundred men each
The governor does not think best that they
should be called into camp until anotheit
call for troops shall have been made, bat
that we should MD in each town a I" noble
few" who will pledges their honor TO co as
soon as more troops shah be called Tor
this way we shall have a.battalis<e
SO that we have only to cali fol
at once from pillow, workshop
school will come the noble defe
and KILL You will have no dig
working; no camp duty no 81
guard, bu. will be kept to the front on piSXu
duty or sent forward as scouts and skirmish>
ers. Come, then, sons Of the North your
country needs your clear, keen eyes and
steady hands; she needs your unilinchino
hearts and intelligent brains.
"All over the South, they have long been
raising bands of sharpshooters and training
them long before they are called for. In
every town there are two or three young
men who might pledge themselves to this,
and then strive to see who Is the best
marksmau. Without leaving your business
YOU can become excellent sharpshooters bv
spending few moments each day with Your
ride or sno. s5eslsct ~ ,Siye this your atteu,
.a infinence. for soon rsere win be
aun,her call for troops, and now our
,,u,e 10 avoid draft aud choose your sfru
alton yourself.
The text is pertinent to the occasion not
only in time OF war but also in peace tits
singular that so few bodies of sbarpsheoters
have been recruited during the war, eonsid
eriug the excellence of our people as marks.
men. In most OF the foreign countries. the
use OF the rifle is encouraged in all possible
ways. Germany permits large bodies Of
her population to gather at certain periods
OF the year for target practice, these occa
sicns are regular holidays in the nations
history. aud are the scene Of great festivity.
In England there are national schools for
The same purpose the principal one Is at
Hythe. but in addition to this. there are
numerous organizations of of volunteer ,itle-
men who are encouraged to put forth all
their skill. aud whatever talents they may
possess in the use Of this formidable wespon.
Beyond few turkey shootings or some un-
important meetings Of : like nature, nothing
10 done to foster or develop the traditional
kill Of our woodsmen and settlers. which
has been handed down from the earliest Pc
led Of our history BY all writers familiar
Nth our early struggles. II would have
,een greatly to uradvan,age, if the reverse
4 this neglect had been observed. Cruel
9 il may seem, the fate of a battle depends
D a great measure upon the life of its off,
ers I; not solely because it deprives the
aldiers Of moral support when they are