THUNDERBOLT TO THE REBELS: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War
During the first year of the Civil War, Hiram Berdan proposed the creation of a unit of marksmen armed with Sharps rifles, and thus were born the 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters. Includes primary sources, especially eyewitness accounts, to reveal how these elite marksmen lived, fought, and died during the Civil War. Illus.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 362
Publisher: Stackpole
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780811775687
Item #: 9116478