Gerald L. Earley

Broschiertes Buch

The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War

A History and Roster

Beschreibung

The Second United States 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.

Autor

Gerald L. Earley is a lifelong student of the Civil War and has visited all the major battlefields of the Second United States Sharpshooters as well as written articles for Civil War magazines. He is a graduate of Wichita State University and a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9780786495467
• ISBN-10: 0786495464
• Artikelnr.: 40492703