Gerald L. Earley

The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War

A History and Roster

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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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

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
1. Elite and Unique: The Genesis of Berdan's Sharpshooters     
2. Berdan's Camp of Instruction: Training and Turmoil     
3. At the Bloody Point of Lincoln's Sword     
4. A Continual Wasting Effect     
5. "There Was Bloody Work Done"     
6. The Most Dismal and Despondent Days     
7. At Their Best: Chancellorsville     
8. "Turning the Tide": Gettysburg     
9. The Feckless Campaigns     
10. With Ulysses in the Wilderness     
11. A Plethora of War: Spotsylvania to Cold Harbor     
12. Winning the Hard Way: Petersburg     
Epilogue     
Appendix: Roster     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index