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Book Synopsis The Massachusetts Andrew Sharpshooters by : Alden C. Ellis, Jr.
Download or read book The Massachusetts Andrew Sharpshooters written by Alden C. Ellis, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named for Massachusetts governor John Albion Andrew--who prevented these two companies from joining the nationalized Berdan's sharp-shooters so that their families could continue to receive state aid--the Andrew Sharpshooters often transferred from unit to unit as the need for their unique, long-range shooting skills changed. This first chronicle of the Massachusetts Andrew Sharpshooters details their day-to-day activities and their courageous service at Seven Pines, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and numerous other Civil War battles. Thorough historical and genealogical information on every man who served in the unit completes this study of these significant but overlooked foot soldiers.
Book Synopsis "Our Aim was Man" by : Roberta Senechal de la Roche
Download or read book "Our Aim was Man" written by Roberta Senechal de la Roche and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One was a father who worried about his fellow soldiers' swearing. Another hoped to enter Harvard College. The third was a farmer whose letters home depict the later stages of the war. The fourth had turned to boot making when he did not inherit land. Based on the letters, diaries, and memoirs of four members of the First Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters, known as Andrew's Sharpshooters, this book provides a rare glimpse into the experiences of Union Army snipers. The company was one of the first units in American military history to be equipped with telescope-sighted rifles to enable long-distance targeting. Despite complaints that snipers violated codes of honorable combat, the members of Andrew's Sharpshooters generally expressed quiet pride in being an elite unit of highly skilled soldiers -- "cool blooded sharpshooters," as one of them said. Introduced and edited by Roberta Senechal de la Roche, these primary accounts include new details about the equipment, training, and deployment of snipers in the Army of the Potomac. They also reveal the challenges of covert warfare and include rich detail on the everyday problems of Civil War soldiers, including bad food, disease, punishing marches, and homesickness. The collected documents also convey the trials of those left on the home front.
Book Synopsis Hopkintons' Civil War Service by : Tom A. C. Ellis
Download or read book Hopkintons' Civil War Service written by Tom A. C. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hopkinton acted early in the defense of our nation. Fort Sumter was attacked April 12, 1861. On April 19, 1861, Massachusetts's troops were fired on in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the "Pearl Harbor" of that generation; the town's people were appalled. The earliest Hopkinton could hold a Town Meeting was April 29, 1861. They did, and formed a War Committee that acted to appropriate funds for soldiers and their families, as well as form a Militia Company.Hopkinton was there from the beginning to the end. The first soldier to enlist was Edward Dove, on May 13, 1861. He was a sergeant in the 3rd Battalion of Riflemen known as "Dodd's Riflemen". Ironically, he would be among the last as on April 14, 1865, he accepted an appointment as Captain in the 103rd U.S. Colored Infantry. The last soldier to enlist from Hopkinton was Emory Watkins, February 17, 1865, into the 17th Mass. Vol. Inf. Throughout the war, Hopkinton's quota was 409 men. After exemptions, the quota was reduced below that number. Hopkinton supplied 478 men, well above her obligation. Hopkinton men went on to serve in 55% of all military units sent out by the Commonwealth. Fortunately, no one battle destroyed a high number of Hopkinton men.Still, twenty-six men would be killed in action, thirteen would die from wounds they received in battle, twenty-seven would die of disease, seventy-nine were wounded, and seventy-seven would become disabled and discharged. The Commonwealth, throughout the war, would raise two black infantry and one black cavalry regiment. Hopkinton would provide black men to serve in the two Infantry units, and an officer for the cavalry unit. Hopkinton also provided white men as officers in National black regiments.On the home front, the women of Hopkinton would also exceed expectations. They created an Auxiliary Association of the United States Sanitary Commission, through which they provided much needed supplies for the comfort and survival of the soldiers in the field. Hopkinton's contributions to the Civil War should never be forgotten; it is this book's intention to ensure that never happens.
Book Synopsis Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter by : Gary Yee
Download or read book Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter written by Gary Yee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. Sometimes equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren, they fought in a manner reminiscent of Napoleonic-era light infantry. Siege warfare placed a premium on marksmanship and the sharpshooter became indispensable as they could drive artillerymen from their guns. They could also become expert scouts and, for the Confederacy, impressive raiders – one raid netted almost 250 prisoners. Initially, Union marksmen enjoyed the upper hand, but as the Confederates began raising and training their own sharpshooters, they proved themselves as worthy opponents. In this study, Gary Yee, an expert in firearms of the period, assesses the role played by sharpshooters in three bloody clashes at the height of the American Civil War – the battle of Fredericksburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and the siege of Battery Wagner.
Book Synopsis Marlborough and Hudson's Civil War Service by : Pamela W. Ellis
Download or read book Marlborough and Hudson's Civil War Service written by Pamela W. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marlborough/Hudson's Civil War history and service records were destroyed on December 25, 1902, when the Town Hall burned to the ground. Through research, they have been recreated and chronicled in this book.The pragmatic people of Marlborough/Hudson displayed their contempt for slavery 13 years before the Civil War. They held a "Free-Soil Meeting" in 1848 with over 800 attendees. In 1850, they voted, "not to aid; resist" the Fugitive Slave Law. In 1859, they invited abolitionist Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, to give a series of lectures in the Town Hall. They called for an "Indignation" meeting when John Brown was executed.On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard began three days of shelling Fort Sumter, at the tip of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. On April 19, 1861, Edward Ingraham and Patrick Kenna rushed from Marlborough to Worcester and enlisted in the 3rd Battalion of Rifles for three months. The earliest a legal town meeting could be held was April 29, 1861, and a war committee of ten men was established that day. Thus, began a process that Marlborough/Hudson would use for the duration of the war.A Biographical Roster lists 1,033 men whose service was accredited to Marlborough/Hudson. It delineates their military service, birth, death, parents' names (including mother's maiden), burial place and other notable accomplishments when information was available.Marlborough/Hudson served in almost 75% of all organizations organized by Massachusetts. 76 men were killed as a result of battle, 49 more died of disease, 68 became prisoners of war, 178 were wounded in battle, and 222 became disabled and were discharged for their disabilities.Every black organization formed by Massachusetts was served by Marlborough/Hudson men, as well as National U.S. Colored Regiments.The women of these towns formed Soldiers' Aid Societies. They organized sewing circles known as Ladies' Benevolent Societies. They did much more to comfort soldiers and their families.Marlborough/Hudson surpassed all duty required of her for the preservation of our Nation. It is this book's intention that her resolute service never be forgotten.
Book Synopsis Henry Wilson's Regiment by : John Lord Parker
Download or read book Henry Wilson's Regiment written by John Lord Parker and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sharpshooters by : Edward G. Longacre
Download or read book The Sharpshooters written by Edward G. Longacre and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recruited as sharpshooters and clothed in distinctive uniforms with green trim, the hand-picked regiment of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was renowned and admired far and wide. The only New Jersey regiment to reenlist for the duration of the Civil War at the close of its initial three-year term, the Ninth saw action in forty-two battles and engagements across three states. Throughout the South, the regiment broke up enemy camps and supply depots, burned bridges, and destroyed railroad tracks to thwart Confederate movements. Members of the Ninth also suffered disease and starvation as POWs at the notorious Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. Recruited largely from socially conservative cities and villages in northern and central New Jersey, the Ninth Volunteer Infantry consisted of men with widely differing opinions about the Union and their enemy. Edward G. Longacre unearths these complicated political and social views, tracing the history of this esteemed regiment before, during, and after the war—from recruitment at Camp Olden to final operations in North Carolina.
Book Synopsis Natick's Civil War Service by : Tom A. C. Ellis
Download or read book Natick's Civil War Service written by Tom A. C. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natick acted swiftly to defend our nation in the Civil War, reacting to the calamity 29 years before the outbreak of the war. It was 1832, when the Natick Antislavery Society was created. In 1841, she formed a militia, the Natick's Mechanic Rifle Company. It is not known, but estimated that Natick's quota of men throughout the war would be under 400 men after exemptions. The Commonwealth's Adjutant General accredited Natick with the service of 496 men, well above her obligations. Natick served in about 60% of the 114 military organizations created by Massachusetts. She provided men for complete companies in two different regiments; that is about one hundred men in each company. They were the 13th Mass. Co. ?H? and the 39th Mass. Co.'I'. Unfortunately, those regiments were in many precarious situations. Natick men severely paid for Union losses with 33 killed in action, 18 died from wounds, 45 from disease, 39 were taken as prisoners of war, and 130 became disabled and were given disability discharges. Massachusetts, throughout the war, would raise three organizations to be manned by men of African descent. In those organizations, the 54th Mass Vol. Inf., 55th Mass. Vol. Inf., and the 5th Mass. Vol. Cav., Natick supplied seven officers and five enlisted men. In the United States Colored Infantries, Natick supplied fourteen officers and one enlisted man. She also supplied four enlisted men to the United States Navy. There were three officers and twenty-five enlisted men that served in these organizations, who were accredited to other municipalities, but they became citizens of Natick.On the home front, the women of Natick exceeded all expectations. They formed an Auxiliary Association of the United States Sanitary Commission. While tending the fires on the home front, they provided supplies and comfort needed for the survival of their citizen soldiers. Natick surpassed all duty required of her for the preservation of our Nation in the Great War of the Rebellion, at the seat of war, and on the home front. It is this book's intention that her resolute service is never forgotten.
Book Synopsis Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War by : Alexander Gardner
Download or read book Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War written by Alexander Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1959-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs taken in the field provide an extraordinary commentary upon the Civil War
Book Synopsis Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments by : Tom Huntington
Download or read book Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments written by Tom Huntington and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where to find every monument and tablet on the Gettysburg Battlefield--over 800 in all--organized by state, military unit, person, or armyPhotos and descriptions of each monument, with information on who is being honored and what they did during the battleCovers the entire Gettysburg National Military Park and all three days of fighting
Book Synopsis Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter by : Gary Yee
Download or read book Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter written by Gary Yee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. Sometimes equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren, they fought in a manner reminiscent of Napoleonic-era light infantry. Siege warfare placed a premium on marksmanship and the sharpshooter became indispensable as they could drive artillerymen from their guns. They could also become expert scouts and, for the Confederacy, impressive raiders – one raid netted almost 250 prisoners. Initially, Union marksmen enjoyed the upper hand, but as the Confederates began raising and training their own sharpshooters, they proved themselves as worthy opponents. In this study, Gary Yee, an expert in firearms of the period, assesses the role played by sharpshooters in three bloody clashes at the height of the American Civil War – the battle of Fredericksburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and the siege of Battery Wagner.
Download or read book Wellington's Rifles written by Mark Urban and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 95th Rifles was one of history's great fighting units, and Mark Urban brings them and the Napoleonic War gloriously to life in this unique chronicle. Focusing especially on six soldiers in the first battalion, Urban tells the Rifles' story from May 25, 1809, when they shipped out to join Wellington's army in Spain, through the battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Drawing on diaries, letters, and other personal accounts, Urban has fashioned a vivid narrative that allows readers to feel the thrill and horror of famous battles, the hardship of the march across Europe, the bravery and camaraderie of a nineteenthcentury Band of Brothers whose innovative tactics created the modern notion of infantryman.
Book Synopsis Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War by : Martin Pegler
Download or read book Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War written by Martin Pegler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of the American Civil War, the Union Army's sharpshooters were initially equipped with the M1855 Colt revolving rifle, but it was prone to malfunction. Instead, the North's sharpshooters preferred the Sharps rifle, an innovative breech-loading weapon capable of firing up to ten shots per minute – more than three times the rate of fire offered by the standard-issue Springfield .58-caliber rifled musket. Other Union sharpshooters were equipped with the standard-issue Springfield rifled musket or the .56-56-caliber Spencer Repeating Rifle. Conversely, the Confederacy favoured the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket for its sharpshooters and also imported from Britain the Whitworth Rifle, a .45-caliber, single-shot, muzzle-loading weapon distinguished by its use of a twisted hexagonal barrel. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this is the engrossing story of the innovative rifles that saw combat in the hands of sharpshooters on both sides during the Civil War.
Download or read book Sharpshooters written by Gary Yee and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise overview “fully captures the continuing evolution of snipers over the centuries” (San Francisco Book Review). The German states made the first serious use of sharpshooters on the battlefield during the Seven Years’ War in the eighteenth century. Some of these talented riflemen were then employed as mercenaries in America, where the tactical use of the rifle in wooded terrain was valued. By the Revolutionary War, American riflemen were formidable, able to blend into the landscape and take out targets at long range. Their potential was noted by the British, who began to train rifle units; during the Napoleonic Wars, the Green Jackets were the elite of the British army. The mid-nineteenth century saw the development of optical sights, meaning that the units of sharpshooters raised in the Civil War were even more lethal. The accuracy of German sniper fire in the trenches in World War I provoked the British Army to create sniper schools, manuals, and counter-sniping tactics. However, lessons were not learned and the outbreak of World War II saw almost all major powers unprepared for sniping or counter-sniping, meaning that talented marksmen like Simö Häyhä were able to accrue massive scores. In this accessible introduction packed with firsthand accounts, sniping expert Gary Yee explores the history of the marksman and his weapons and tactics, from the flintlock era through to the present day.
Book Synopsis The Men of the 16th Massachusetts by : Alden C. Ellis, Jr.
Download or read book The Men of the 16th Massachusetts written by Alden C. Ellis, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was one of a few Massachusetts regiments whose history was not recorded. From 1861-1864, it was deeply embroiled in the operations of the Army of the Potomac. Suffering from a lack of skilled leadership and later from horrific living conditions, the 16th saw heavy casualties. Of more than 1300 men, 112 were killed in battle, 360 were wounded and 52 died from their wounds. Disease claimed 115 and 65 were taken as prisoners of war, 32 of them dying in Confederate prisons. Another 344 went home afflicted with wounds or disease as disability discharges. This comprehensive biographical sketch chronicles for the first time the story of the 16th Massachusetts and the lives of most of its men, with all available genealogical details provided.
Book Synopsis A Complete Hand-book of the Monuments and Indications and Guide to the Positions on the Gettysburg Battlefield by : J. Howard Wert
Download or read book A Complete Hand-book of the Monuments and Indications and Guide to the Positions on the Gettysburg Battlefield written by J. Howard Wert and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Illinois Monuments at Gettysburg by : John L. Beveridge
Download or read book Illinois Monuments at Gettysburg written by John L. Beveridge and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
