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Welcome to the Co. D Research Library

In Company D, we are dedicated to researching and compiling as much information about Company D, Berdan Sharpshooters, and Civil War life as possible.

The Essential Sharpshooter Library

4/1/2016

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The Sharpshooter Bookshelf.  Many Civil War era books are available for free on Google books.
  1. Unfortunate Soldiers Sadly Sold
  2. Marcot, Roy M. (2007) U.S. Sharpshooters:  Berdan's Civil War Elite
  3. Sword, Wiley (1988) Sharpshooter: Hiram Berdan, his famous Sharpshooters and their Sharps rifles.
  4. Katcher, Philip (2002) Sharpshooters of the American Civil War
  5. Stevens, Charles Augustus (1892) Berdan's United States Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac.
  6. U.S. War Department (1863) The 1863 Laws of War
  7. Kautz, August (1865) The 1865 Customs of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers
  8. U.S. War Department (1863) The 1863 U.S. Infantry Tactics
  9. Early, Gerald. (2009) Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War
  10. Killers in Green Coats

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Looking for Answers?  Check this out!

1/7/2015

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This National Guard Manual by Pinckney is a fantastic resource to understand many specific details about military life, duties, and equipment.  This is a must read!  Don't take my word for it check it out yourself.

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Resources for Company Officers

10/24/2014

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Google books has a fantastic selection of Civil War publications free.  Sometimes it can take some creative searching, though.  Taking a look at period manuals is a good way to get a sense of what would have been expected of our duties.  Here is a link to a good book for company officers:

Hints to Company Officers on Their Duties by Capt. C.C. Andrews of the 3rd Minnesota Regt.

Such topics include:
  • Business capacity and Responsibility
  • Military Responsibility
  • Character
  • Morale of Troops
  • Treatment of the Men
  • Fortitude
  • Valor
  • Superiority of Valor and Skill over Number

Feel free to post a comment if you have other sources to recommend.

Duties of the 1st Sgt.



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    Manuals and Guides
    • 1861 Regulations for the Uniform and Dress of the Army of the United States.
    • ​1861 Regulations for the Army of the United States
    • 1861 Ordnance Manual
    • A System of Target Practice
    • ​Beadles  Military Handbook
    • Handbook for Active Service 1861
    • 1852 Bayonet Exercise
    • The Company Clerk

    Original Documents:
    • Form 9a
    • Form No. 10 (c) Abstract of Expenditures

    ​Additional Resources:
    • ​Explicitly Clear
    • Silas' Reenacting Links
    • ​Archived Rockland Maine Newspapers

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