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02494aam a22003734a 4500 001 32D6077669C811E69620BACFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160824014144 008 090126s2009 ncuae br 001 0 eng 010 $a 2009003333 020 $a 0786439254 (ill. case binding : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786439256 (ill. case binding : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)270109678 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d YDXCP $d C#P $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E492.7 $b .E37 2009 082 00 $a 973.7/6 $2 22 100 1 $a Earley, Gerald L. 245 14 $a The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War : $b a history and roster / $c Gerald L. Earley. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Co., $c c2009. 300 $a vii, 245 p. : $b ill., plans ; $c 27 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index. 505 0 $a Elite and unique : the genesis of Berdan's Sharpshooters -- Berdan's camp of instruction : training and turmoil -- At the bloody point of Lincoln's sword -- A continual wasting effect -- "There was bloody work done" -- The most dismal and despondent days -- At their best : Chancellorsville -- "Turning the tide" : Gettysburg -- The feckless campaigns -- With Ulysses in the Wilderness -- A plethora of war : Spotsylvania to Cold Harbor -- Winning the hard way : Petersburg -- Appendix : roster. 520 $a "The Second U.S. 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"--Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) $b Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) 651 0 $a United States $x Regimental histories $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Regimental histories 651 0 $a United States $x Campaigns $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Campaigns 600 10 $a Berdan, Hiram, $d approximately 1823-1893. 610 10 $a United States. $b Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) $b Sharpshooters Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) $v Registers. 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Registers. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161202020949.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=32D6077669C811E69620BACFDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search