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  2. 1st United States Sharpshooters - Wikipedia

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    Hiram C. Berdan was the founder of the Sharpshooters. Berdan was born in the town of Phelps, New York, on September 6, 1824.Not only was Berdan a military officer in the Civil War and creator of the Sharpshooters regiment, he was also an American mechanical engineer and creative inventor.

  3. 2nd Minnesota Sharpshooters Company - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd Minnesota Sharpshooters Company or Company L of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War.One of 18 companies of sharpshooters placed under the command of Colonel Hiram Berdan; the companies would eventually form two regiments who shared the nickname of “Berdan’s Sharpshooters.”

  4. Company G, 1st United States Sharpshooters - Wikipedia

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    Berdan had the men issued green uniforms for a better blend into the wilderness, along with a distinction from the rest of the army wearing variations of blue. He also continuously petitioned the War Department for the issue of the Sharps Breechloading Rifle, versus the usual Springfield Rifle of Army issue.

  5. 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters Company - Wikipedia

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    Hiram Berdan Military unit The 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters Company was a sharpshooter company of USV from Minnesota that served in the Union Army between October 6, 1861, and July 15, 1865, during the American Civil War .

  6. 2nd United States Sharpshooters - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd United States Sharpshooters was a sharpshooter regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the " First Iron Brigade " also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East".

  7. 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was organized in Lynn, Massachusetts and mustered in for three years service on September 2, 1861. [1] The company was originally recruited for Colonel Hiram Berdan's sharpshooter regiments.

  8. 66th Illinois Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    "Birge's Western Sharpshooters" was a multi-state, Federal unit organized at St. Louis, Missouri and mustered into federal service on November 23, 1861. Initially two companies were raised in Ohio, three in Illinois, one in Michigan, and four were organized at St Louis' Benton Barracks of Missourians and detachments of volunteer candidates sent by recruiting officers from Iowa, Minnesota and ...

  9. Hiram Berdan - Wikipedia

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    Hiram Berdan (September 6, 1824 – March 31, 1893) was an American engineer, inventor, military officer, marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil War. He was the inventor of the Berdan rifle, the Berdan centerfire primer and other weapons and ...