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The 1st United States Sharpshooters were an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. During battle, the mission of the sharpshooter was to kill enemy targets of importance (i.e., officers, NCOs, and artillery crews) from long range. The first regiment of volunteers began service in late November 1860 ...
On September 19, 1861 the unit moved out from Camp Randall to rendezvous with the 1st United States Sharpshooters and were officially mustered into Federal service on September 23, 1861 in New York City.
The 1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters was a battalion of sharpshooters in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Fighting in the Eastern Theater it was attached to the 1st United States Sharpshooters. [2] The 1st NY Sharpshooter Battalion's monument at Gettysburg
Units such as the 1st United States Sharpshooters played a critical role in the war and benefited from technological advances such as the Minié ball, which could kill a target up to a half mile away and was accurate at 250 yards. [2]
1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment. Company G, 1st United States Sharpshooters; 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment; Birge's Western Sharpshooters (variously known as: "Birge's WSS" from Nov 1861-March 1862; "WSS-14th Missouri Vols" from March 1862- late 1862; and "66th IL Vol Inf (WSS)" from late 1862-July 7 1865 ...
Dygert's Independent Company Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters; Jardine's Independent Company Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters; Company "C" 1st United States Sharpshooters Regiment; Company "I" 1st United States Sharpshooters Regiment; Company "K" 1st United States Sharpshooters Regiment; Company "B" 2nd United States Sharpshooters Regiment
1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters; 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters; 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion; 1st Maine Sharpshooters Battalion; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment; 1st Ohio Sharpshooters Battalion; 1st United States Sharpshooters; 2nd United States Sharpshooters; 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion
1st United States Sharpshooters: Ltc Casper Trepp; 2nd United States Sharpshooters: Maj Homer R. Stoughton; Artillery [xix] Cpt James F. Huntington New York Light, 10th Battery: Lt Samuel Lewis; New York Light, 11th Battery: Lt John E. Burton; 1st Ohio Light, Battery H: Cpt James F. Huntington