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The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was raised as follows: Company "A" in Minnesota on October 5, 1861. Company "B" in Michigan on October 4, 1861. Company "C" in Pennsylvania on October 4, 1861; Company "D" in Maine on November 2, 1861. Company "E" in Vermont on November 9, 1861. Company "F" in New Hampshire on November 28, 1861.
The 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was a company of sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 2nd Andrew's Sharpshooters after the governor of Massachusetts , John Albion Andrew .
An Austrian fighting in the German Army credited with over 200 kills on the Eastern Front between 1943 and 1945 during the Second World War. [citation needed] 200+ Nazi Germany: Arron Perry: 1972– 1999–2005 A Canadian Army sniper who briefly held the record for the longest-ever recorded and confirmed sniper kill in 2002. [6] 1+ Canada
Surrender of General Burgoyne Col. Morgan, having led his Riflemen in this victory, is shown in white, right of center. Morgan's Riflemen or Morgan's Rifles, previously Morgan's Sharpshooters, and the one named Provisional Rifle Corps, were an elite light infantry unit commanded by General Daniel Morgan in the American Revolutionary War, which served a vital role executing his tasks because ...
2nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion; 16th South Carolina: Maj B. Burgh Smith; 24th South Carolina: Col Ellison Capers (w), Cpt William C. Griffith; Maney's Brigade BG John C. Carter (mw) Col Hume R. Field 1st-27th Tennessee: Col Hume R. Field; 4th (34th) Tennessee (provisional) 6th-9th Tennessee; 8th Tennessee; 16th Tennessee; 28th Tennessee ...
The 2nd Regiment, Texas Infantry was an infantry regiment from Texas that served with Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. The regiment was organized by the then Captain John Creed Moore who would become the regiment's 1st Colonel.
15th Mississippi Battalion Sharpshooters: Maj A. T. Hawkins, Cpt Daniel Coleman; Polk's Brigade BG Lucius E. Polk. 1st Arkansas: Col John W. Colquitt; 3rd-5th Confederate: Col James A. Smith; 2nd Tennessee: Col William D. Robison; 35th Tennessee: Col Benjamin J. Hill; 48th Tennessee: Col George H. Nixon; Deshler's Brigade BG James Deshler
"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 ...