The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-09
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bullets and shells sent aftar I'll a hr;gada ~
division ~. tho hatter II, f,,,,+ ~ -. lsl;,,5
Won or even strav sho+c roaroine, $500, ,,,1
for eyood nlaca 70 b,,rro1v u, -, eS 1;r,tt -.
Won hecansa won ,resen4 certa;n se-,. -
inches NJ s,S.fsc ia tto ! Ia,o
soft enonob for outt;ro
Really man ia nohodr ~ ba++,os.,a
crowd. m the sIrir,o;sh linz ba is Loat
and if the eves If tho enenov no or h;,a o1S
the mnzzles If their ord1,snce &c wa1, t'- 90
are the ewes of his own neon1e aye If the
nation and of all tbe world Yes tbe s,rir-
mish line is the Mace tn Get in worb ' tha+
will make Won feel when all is oua,. 49,
Won really s.fit in the wa, - Tba ,,,o;on;4,,
of ms found this ont when IL wac foo 1o+o
and it is we'll that we did or there would
have been no common soldiers to man tbe
machine As II was the cavalry corns ,va,e
limited onlv by the snnnIv of horses and
select CORPS like Berdan;s sharnsbooters
Kane's Bucktails and the indenendent r;fse
companies SKINNED the cream Of volunteers
who offered themselves bv thousands for
this branch of service. Rerdan,s recruit
ing ground was the whole north. His re-
cr1its. to a man co1,ld mt, zen c.onsecutiva
shots within an average of five, inches from
the center of a target. shooting off hand at
100 PAGES and 200 PAGES at a rest. MANY
got into the bullseye every time at that
distance. Other qualifications were neces-
sary as, for instance, good habits and sound
physique, as well as intelligence. OF such
material there was no lack.
Within few months after recruiting
began in 1851 the First United States
sharpshooters took the field with four COM
panies from New York, three from Michi-
gan and one each from New Hanpshire
Wisconsin and Vermont. This reoinnant
went to tba naninsn1a nrdor pa-.5a,, .o =.
nerson in A. riI 1890 ond obo,,+ ~ ~ 49,, -.
Rerdan,s second TTn;tad ctates a.,s,la4
ers took the fald in Monor,a11,s ap,,,,s, w,
tba RannabannooL Tha T;rst $1,000 ~.
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II! n': : Seven lays tne regimens was
spno my oeSa.nnen's ana one oetacnmen1
IaiS S!le. eno tousn1 each oay WIZ eacn Oh
1lo ~, cra' nao Ciie rear ol tne line.
az u1enoale, une eo, 1he Wisconsin COM
pany was WIN ven. McCalfs pennsylvania
reserves ~ Chelr olsastrous colllslon with
Aongssree1s CORPS Wnen the Union ranks
"ere nVelaiiy run over anu MCCALL was
wounoea anu captured 1ar Wlonln the enc
a ms Ines tne iea9er OF Ine snarps1oot,
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rinmtas At t'1 " u;I1 I II
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~ tha 1850. Sne LII ~ ~ rom :i,
The mon sbe1tered then,ss1ve o 'i heh ~
fences, trees and stumps, and particularly
among shocks of wheat that were standing
on the low lands under the heights. The
enemy's skirmishers kept their distance.
for Berdan's men enjoyed fair, open
range, and their Sharp's rifles scored MANY
a bullseye in a Confederate skull or
breast
At the Second Bull Run, Aug. 90 and
80. 1862, both of the Berdan regiments
were eneared, but not in the same POSITION
The Second regiment had been in the field
some months without adventure. except in
skirmish on the Rappahannock, when Lee