Michigan Sharpshooter Units of the American Civil War
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Michigan Sharpshooter Units of the American Civil War
The State of Michigan raised a number of battalion and company-sized specialist sharpshooter units in addition to the 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
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between August 27 and November 2, 1864. The battalion was attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
and was amalgamated with it on April 10, 1865.
on February 3, 1862. The company was attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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on May 3, 1864. The company was attached to the 27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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as well as Company "B" of the 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
were raised in Michigan
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was raised in Michigan. The Western Sharpshooters were the Western Theater counterpart to "Berdan's" 1st and 2nd U.S.V.S.S. which operated in the Army of the Potomac. The regiment, which was repeatedly renamed, was in continual service from Nov 23, 1861 to July 7, 1865. Major John Piper, of the 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters, was originally a member of Company "D" (WSS), but resigned in 1863 to take a position in the new Michigan sharpshooter regiment. A veteran of Company D ("The Michigan Boys"), Sergeant Lorenzo A. Barker, wrote the only history of the regiment, "With the Western Sharpshooters", published in 1905. Barker's manuscript diary is located in the Historical Manuscript collection of the Michigan Historical Museum where his engraved Henry Repeating Rifle is also preserved
The State of Michigan raised a number of battalion and company-sized specialist sharpshooter units in addition to the 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
The 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
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Hall's Independent Battalion Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
Hall's Battalion was organized at Marshall, MichiganMarshall, Michigan
Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...
between August 27 and November 2, 1864. The battalion was attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 16th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th Michigan Infantry was organized at Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan between July and September, 1861. Among the soldiers in the 16th was future Michigan...
and was amalgamated with it on April 10, 1865.
Brady's Independent Company Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
Brady's Company was organized at Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
on February 3, 1862. The company was attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 16th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th Michigan Infantry was organized at Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan between July and September, 1861. Among the soldiers in the 16th was future Michigan...
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Dygert's Independent Company Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
Brady's Company was organized in February 1862. The company was attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 16th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th Michigan Infantry was organized at Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan between July and September, 1861. Among the soldiers in the 16th was future Michigan...
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Jardine's Independent Company Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
Jardine's Company was organized at Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw, Michigan
Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
on May 3, 1864. The company was attached to the 27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 27th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 27th Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at Port Huron, Ovid, and Ypsilanti, Michigan on April 10, 1863.The regiment was mustered out of...
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United States Sharpshooters
Companies "C", "I", and "K" of the 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
The 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st U.S...
as well as Company "B" of the 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
The 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the "First Iron Brigade" also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East"....
were raised in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Western Sharpshooters Regiment
Company "D" of the Western Sharpshooters Regiment66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 66th Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment originally known as "Birge's Western Sharpshooters" and later as the "Western Sharpshooters-14th Missouri Volunteers", was a specialized regiment of infantry sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-...
was raised in Michigan. The Western Sharpshooters were the Western Theater counterpart to "Berdan's" 1st and 2nd U.S.V.S.S. which operated in the Army of the Potomac. The regiment, which was repeatedly renamed, was in continual service from Nov 23, 1861 to July 7, 1865. Major John Piper, of the 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters, was originally a member of Company "D" (WSS), but resigned in 1863 to take a position in the new Michigan sharpshooter regiment. A veteran of Company D ("The Michigan Boys"), Sergeant Lorenzo A. Barker, wrote the only history of the regiment, "With the Western Sharpshooters", published in 1905. Barker's manuscript diary is located in the Historical Manuscript collection of the Michigan Historical Museum where his engraved Henry Repeating Rifle is also preserved