Sharpshooter: Hiram Berdan, His Famous Sharpshooters and their Sharps Rifles by Wiley Sword FEATHERINGILL

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Sharpshooter: Hiram Berdan, His Famous Sharpshooters and their Sharps Rifles by Wiley Sword FEATHERINGILLTable of Contents No unit of the Union Army carried more mystique during the Civil War than Berdan's Sharpshooters, officially known as the 1st and 2nd U. S. Sharpshooters. These picked men were almost as famous for their off duty exploits as they were for their battle field successes, and quickly earned the nickname "Green Coats" because of their distinctive uniforms. Their founder, Col. Hiram Berdan, was just as flamboyant as his men, and the story