![]() ![]() $24.95.) 7?« War So Horrible: The Civil War Diary ofHiram Smith Williams. (Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. Edited, with an introduction, by Arthur W. $19.95.) The Civil War Reminiscences of Major Silas T. (Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1992. Edited by Susan Williams Benson Foreword by Herman Hattaway. Chesson University of Massachusetts-Boston Berry Benson's Civil War Book: Memoirs ofa Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter. These volumes are moving contributions to our knowledge of the war from the ground up as seen by two extraordinary Yanks. government" (37?.44 for nonpayment of taxes) in 1864, but the same government reimbursed Lee's descendants after the Supreme Court ruled its seizure illegal in 1882. Title to Arlington may have "passed to the U.S. It was Albert Sidney Johnston who died at Shiloh, not Joseph E. 37.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Ģ64CIVIL WAR HISTORY Slips are rare. 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. Initially, Union marksmen enjoyed the upper hand, but as the Confederates began raising and training their own sharpshooters, they proved themselves as worthy opponents. They could also become expert scouts and, for the Confederacy, impressive raiders - one raid netted almost 250 prisoners. Siege warfare placed a premium on marksmanship and the sharpshooter became indispensable as they could drive artillerymen from their guns. Sometimes equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren, they fought in a manner reminiscent of Napoleonic-era light infantry. ![]() 9781472831859 Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter 37.5000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction/history /shop/books/non-fiction/history/military-history /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books/non-fiction/history/general During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. They could also become expert scouts and, for the Confederacy, impressive raiders - one ra. ![]() ![]()
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