1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
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| 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment | |
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| Active | September 1861 to December 31, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Equipment | Sharps Rifle |
| Engagements | First Battle of Bull Run Peninsular Campaign Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg |
The 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 1st U.S. Sharpshooters was raised as follows:
- Companies "A," "D" and "H"were organized at New York City, New York in September 1861.
- Company "B" was organized at Albany, New York in September 1861.
- Company "C" in Michigan on August 21, 1861.
- Company "E" in New Hampshire on September 9, 1861.
- Company "F" in Vermont on September 13, 1861
- Company "G" in Wisconsin on September 19, 1861.
- Company "I" in Michigan on March 4, 1862.
- Company "K" in Michigan on March 30, 1862.
The 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters were consolidated on December 31, 1864.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
Ten of the regiment's officers and 143 enlisted men were killed in action or motally wounded and 1 officer and 128 enlisted men died of disease, for a total of 282 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unusvol.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
