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| Author: | Bill Skillman [ Sat Apr 12, 2025 10:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters at Gettysburg |
Fellow Sharpshooters; Brian White informed me that a new USSS book has been released. Published by McFarland Press in 2024, author Mark Wells describes the actions of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Shooters on July 2, 1863. Here is the details I’ve downloaded from the McFarland website. The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters at Gettysburg Like A Perfect Hornet’s Nest ($29.95) McFarland introduction: The many works on the Battle of Gettysburg have neglected the role of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, known for their extensive training and specialized tactics. This history is the first to explore the actions on July 2, 1863, of this Union Army regiment largely composed of men from Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Drawing on newly discovered primary sources, this book seeks to clarify mysteries such as the identity of the non-commissioned officer who met with Company B of the 20th Maine and the location of Major Homer R. Stoughton during the battle. Following the understrength regiment as it confronts two Confederate brigades, this thorough historical narrative presents a long untold story of the Battle of Gettysburg. Author: Mark W. Allen is the former military historian at the War Memorial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, home of the World War II fleet submarine U.S.S. Batfish (SS310). He lives near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Format: softcover (6 x 9) Pages: 220 Bibliographic Info: 56 photos, 41 maps, 4 appendices, notes, bibliography, index Copyright Date: 2024 pISBN: 978-1-4766-9595-2 eISBN: 978-1-4766-5390-7 Contents: * Acknowledgments vii * Preface (page 1) * Introduction: 2nd Regiment, U.S. Sharpshooters (page 5) * Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: Initial Moves for an Upcoming Fight (page 19) * 2: Pitzer Woods: A Reconnaissance Changes Everything (page 48) * 3: Outguessing the Opponent: Positioning of Troops in the Early Afternoon (page 79) * 4: Stepping Off and Rifles Blazing: The Attack and Defense of Slyder Farm (page 101) * 5: Fall Back or Be Killed: The 2nd Regiment Retreats (page 116) * 6: Among the Boulders: Defending Little Round Top ( page 144) * 7: The Days After: Pickett’s Charge, Picket Lines, and Conclusions (page 166) * Appendix A: Abbreviated Order of Battle (page 179) * Appendix B: Engaged Strengths on June 30, 1863, Muster Roll (page 184) * Appendix C: Supplemental Figures (page 185) * Appendix D: 2nd Sharpshooters Company Captains (page 189) * Bibliography (page 197) * Index (page 207) https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-2nd-u-s-sharpshooters-at-gettysburg/?srsltid=AfmBOop09Vnc-68eqAcJc1pr-_bWIa02MVMJLvQk3MOF5Oa1J1H4xDaV Bill Skillman Berdan Sharpshooters Survivors Association |
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