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The Massachusetts Andrew Sharpshooters : a Civil War history and roster
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"Soon after the American Civil War ended, written histories appeared recounting the wartime exploits of almost every military unit on both sides of the fighting. Thorough historical and genealogica...
"Soon after the American Civil War ended, written histories appeared recounting the wartime exploits of almost every military unit on both sides of the fighting. Thorough historical and genealogical information on every man who served in the unit completes this study of these significant but overlooked foot soldiers"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Alden C. Ellis, Jr
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- ix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780786464890, 0786464895
- OCLC
- ocn703210158
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The First Company of Andrew Sharpshooters -- Goodbye Lynnfield -- Intrepid, eye in the sky -- Dig or die -- "Hell of Antietam" -- Prestige restored -- Arduous trek to Gettysburg -- Strange fruit on trees -- Death of a dueling sharpshooter -- The Second Company of Andrew Sharpshooters -- Basil Hall's farm for winter quarters -- Shell shocked -- Horses in the shade, soldiers in the sun -- The rifle or the cell -- Day of thanksgiving, but no food -- Seventy-seven held Longstreet -- "Stuck in the mud march" -- Breakfast with rebels
Subjects
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Sharpshooters Company, 1st (1861-1865)
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Sharpshooters Company, 2nd (1861-1864)
- Sharpshooting (Military science) -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.