Letters from a Sharpshooter
Author: William B. Greene
Publisher: Historic Publications (WI)
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13:
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U.S. Sharpshooters
Author: Roy Martin Marcot
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 0811702715
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAction-packed account of the legendary 1st and 2nd U.S. SharpShooters Based on diaries, letters, and other firsthand sources Photos of the men as well as their uniforms, equipment, and firearms plus paintings by acclaimed Civil War artist Don Troiani This detailed and beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Col. Hiram Berdan's brilliant conception: the U.S. SharpShooters, a specialized 2-regiment unit of marksmen recruited from the farming and backwoods communities of the North. Known for their distinctive green uniforms, Sharps breech-loading rifles, and risky tactics, the SharpShooters fought at battles such as the Peninsula, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. The book covers their training, tactics, and weapons and is a must-have for Civil War enthusiasts and anyone interested in the history of special forces.
Sharpshooter
Author: Eugene Blackford
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780988243514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War
Author: Gerald L. Earley
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009-04-22
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 0786453028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Second United States 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.
What They Fought For, 1861-1865
Author: George Henry Davis `86 Professor of American History James M McPherson
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 1995-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780606265935
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor use in schools and libraries only. An analysis of the Civil War, drawing on letters and diaries by more than one thousand soldiers, gives voice to the personal reasons behind the war, offering insight into the ideology that shaped both sides.
Sharpshooters of the American Civil War 1861–65
Author: Philip Katcher
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2002-10-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781841764634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the American Civil War (1861-1865) broke out, both Confederate and Union experts decided that specialized sharpshooter units should be formed. These highly trained marksmen served in a front-line role and, due to the technological developments of the 1850s, were equipped with weapons that could guarantee greater accuracy over increased range than traditional muskets. This title examines the recruitment, training, tactics and deployment of sharpshooters from both sides of the conflict. It also takes a close look at the specialized personal weaponry of the sharpshooter, the rifle and its accoutrements, as well as the sharpshooters' unique insignia and identification patches.
Georgia Sharpshooter
Author: William Rhadamanthus Montgomery
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780865545724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam Rhadamanthus Montgomery (1839-1906) was present at some of the most memorable battles of the Civil War. Among them were Chickahominy, Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Wounded seven or eight times, Montgomery remained in service throughout the entire war. After the war, he returned to Marietta where he lived out the rest of his days. The diary and the letters contained herein is a testament to his time as a soldier during the Civil War. But as the diary and letters indicate, the war was not the end all of his life. His loyalty for the South was surpassed only by his loyalty for and to his family.
Sniper
Author: Martin Pegler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-08-20
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1849089973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing the success of Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper, sniper expert Martin Pegler gives us an in-depth study of the emergence of American rifleman, sharpshooter and sniper. Pegler examines the evolution of the rifle in America from the earliest firearms of the 15th century to the highly accurate sniping rifles of the 21st century. He also analyses the technological development of the rifle, sighting systems and ammunition and uses contemporary accounts to describe how the use of the rifle during the Revolutionary War, Civil War and the conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries have impacted on US military history. This detailed account concludes with a study of the American sniper in modern warfare, including Afghanistan and the ongoing conflict in Iraq, providing an overview of the march of weapons technology, as well as an unusual insight into the lives and the motives of the men who used them.
Sharpshooter in the Crimea
Author: Michael Springman
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 1990-12-31
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1844152375
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe letters home to his family by Gerald Goodlake, a young officer in the Coldstream Guards, make remarkable reading. They vividly describe the ill-preparedness of the British Army and the dire conditions experienced by all ranks in the Crimea. Goodlake's views on senior officers were frank to say the least! Most important, Goodlake's initiative and courage in organising and leading what were 'Special Forces' were rewarded by the award of one of the first Victoria Crosses. Goodlake served in the Crimea from early 1854 to the end two years later.
This Republic of Suffering
Author: Drew Gilpin Faust
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2009-01-06
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0375703837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Times Book Review) of the American Civil War that reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation. An estiated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be seven and a half million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust describes how the survivors managed on a practical level and how a deeply religious culture struggled to reconcile the unprecedented carnage with its belief in a benevolent God. Throughout, the voices of soldiers and their families, of statesmen, generals, preachers, poets, surgeons, nurses, northerners and southerners come together to give us a vivid understanding of the Civil War's most fundamental and widely shared reality. With a new introduction by the author, and a new foreword by Mike Mullen, 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
