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Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter: American Civil War 1861–65 (Combat)

Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter: American Civil War 1861–65 (Combat)

by Gary Yee (Author), Gary Yee (Author), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator), Gary Yee (Author), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. Most were equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren and fought in a manner reminiscent of Napoleonic-era light infantry. During sieges, sharpshooters could drive enemy signalmen from their towers, hampering communication. Siege warfare placed a premium on marksmanship and the sharpshooter became indispensable. Sharpshooters also became experts at raiding, especially for the Confederacy, and in one spectacular raid netted almost 250 prisoners. Union marksmen initially did not fare as well as their opponents, but when they became armed with more impressive weapons such as the Berdan Sharps rifle, they began to take the fight to the Confederates. 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.

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published:
ISBN 10: 1472831853
ISBN 13: 9781472831859
Book Overview: This fully illustrated study assesses the fighting techniques, armament and combat record of the Union and Confederate sharpshooters who clashed in battles and sieges throughout the American Civil War.

Author Bio
Gary Yee is a former firearms and relics curator at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center and a curator/conservator at Francisco Fort Museum in Colorado. An active member in the Civil War community, he is the author of Sharpshooters 1750-1900: The Men, their Guns, their Story and Sharpshooters: Markmen through the Ages as well as many articles for magazines such as Muzzle Blasts, Muzzle Loader, The Gettysburg Magazine, The Skirmish Line, Crossfire, and The Military Collector and Historian. Trained as a gunsmith at Trinidad State College, Gary lives in Aguilar, Colorado. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.