Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War Lucy Hammett Games followed by a daring river

followed by a daring river crossing and audacious overland campaign

the two regiments were posted for a time in the vicinity of Washington

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Readers live the high-stakes drama through the gritty minutiae experienced by a host of historical characters—including an injured and exhausted General Lee

Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War Lucy Hammett Games followed by a daring riverby Darin Wipperman Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army. Clad in green uniforms and equipped with the eras latest rifles and scopes, they took up positions out in front of the infantry, where they targeted Confederate officers or skirmished with enemy soldiers. However they were used, sharpshooters formed an important presence on battlefields throughout the Civil War, and yet most accounts have tended to focus on their distinctive uniforms