The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War
Subtitle: a history and roster
By: Gerald L. Earley.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780786439256
Subjects: Berdan, Hiram, -- ca. 1823-1893; United States. -- Army. -- Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865); United States. -- Army. -- Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) -- Registers; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers
Genres: Registers.
Description: "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 of the regiment and features 32 photographs, four battlefield maps, and a regimental roster"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Elite and unique : the genesis of Berdan's Sharpshooters; title: Berdan's camp of instruction : training and turmoil; title: At the bloody point of Lincoln's sword; title: A continual wasting effect; title: "There was bloody work done"; title: The most dismal and despondent days; title: At their best : Chancellorsville; title: "Turning the tide" : Gettysburg; title: The feckless campaigns; title: With Ulysses in the Wilderness; title: A plethora of war : Spotsylvania to Cold Harbor; title: Winning the hard way : Petersburg; title: Appendix : roster.