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Colonel Hiram Berdan, a prewar marksmanship champion, decided in 1861 to recruit the best riflemen in the Northern states to create a sharpshooting regiment. (Library of Congress)
Colonel Hiram Berdan, a prewar marksmanship champion, decided in 1861 to recruit the best riflemen in the Northern states to create a sharpshooting regiment. (Library of Congress)