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Increasing the 9th Battalion Alabama Infantry to ten companies by addition of Capt. John A. Avirett's "St. Clair Sharpshooters" and Capt. Samuel D. Oliver's Co. "E", 2nd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters, the Confederate States War Department announced the 58th Alabama Infantry Regiment on August 13, 1863 (S.O. 192, A.&
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 ...
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.
A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19th-century combat. Along with "marksman" and "expert", "sharpshooter" is one of the three marksmanship badges awarded by the United States Army and the United States ...
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
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".
4th Georgia Sharpshooters; Lewis' (Orphan) Brigade BG Joseph Horace Lewis. 2nd Kentucky: Col James W. Moss; 4th Kentucky; 5th Kentucky; 6th Kentucky: Col Martin H. Cofer; 9th Kentucky; Finley's Brigade BG Jesse J. Finley (w May 14) Col Angus D. McLean 1st-3rd Florida; 1st Florida Cavalry (dismounted)-4th Florida Infantry; 6th Florida: Col Angus ...
1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion; 26th Georgia Infantry Battalion: Maj John W. Nisbet; Mercer's Brigade BG Hugh W. Mercer. 1st (Olmstead's) Georgia Infantry; 5th Georgia Infantry; 57th Georgia Infantry; 63rd Georgia Infantry; Bate's Division MG William B. Bate. Lewis's Brigade BG Joseph H. Lewis. 2nd Kentucky Infantry