livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
The Most lethal unit of the American Civil War.
I have heard of the term "SharpShooter' and here is where it had paid off, and with few exceptions the South had better marksmen than the North did. After the war between the States as we southerners called it, the NRA was formed in 1871 by Union officers who were appalled by the lack of marksman that was apparent to the American Public, especially the Northern states and they formed the organization to teach marksman to the American public in the belief that everyone needs to know how to shoot. When I was in school and also when I was playing AD&D and other things I always wondered "Why didn't they dress and equip a unit for actual service in the field rather than look good in the parade ground, I know the Americans did a bit better at it than the British did during the American Revolution because we had to deal with the indians and nobody fought like the indians so we had to adapt to the indians and that is where Rogers Rangers came from and the Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion, we adapted to the Terrain, we used camouflage to make it harder to be spotted.
At approximately 4:00 PM, July 2, 1863 the great Confederate turning movement at Gettysburg, meant to roll-up the Federal line from left-to-right, finally stepped-off, General Evander Law’s Alabama brigade leading the way.
Longstreet’s entire division was to deliver the blow, the assault performed in left echelon, one brigade going-in after the other. Law’s objective was Little Roundtop, a rocky hill, then unoccupied, that dominated the Federal line.
If the Confederates could secure that hill, the remainder of the Federal line could be enfiladed from the heights and rendered indefensible – game over.
As the Confederate skirmishers initially moved forward there appeared to be no force between them and their objective, but this was misleading.
Unseen to the Rebels, a thin skirmish line of Federals was posted from the base of Big Roundtop (approximately ¼ mile south of Little Roundtop) running west about 900 yards.
Very loosely strung, these 204 veterans represented the only Federal opposition between Law’s brigade and Little Roundtop. Fortunately for the Federal cause that day, this unit was the 2nd United States Sharpshooters, one-half of the most lethal detachment of the American Civil War.
mydailykona.blogspot.com
I have heard of the term "SharpShooter' and here is where it had paid off, and with few exceptions the South had better marksmen than the North did. After the war between the States as we southerners called it, the NRA was formed in 1871 by Union officers who were appalled by the lack of marksman that was apparent to the American Public, especially the Northern states and they formed the organization to teach marksman to the American public in the belief that everyone needs to know how to shoot. When I was in school and also when I was playing AD&D and other things I always wondered "Why didn't they dress and equip a unit for actual service in the field rather than look good in the parade ground, I know the Americans did a bit better at it than the British did during the American Revolution because we had to deal with the indians and nobody fought like the indians so we had to adapt to the indians and that is where Rogers Rangers came from and the Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion, we adapted to the Terrain, we used camouflage to make it harder to be spotted.
At approximately 4:00 PM, July 2, 1863 the great Confederate turning movement at Gettysburg, meant to roll-up the Federal line from left-to-right, finally stepped-off, General Evander Law’s Alabama brigade leading the way.
Longstreet’s entire division was to deliver the blow, the assault performed in left echelon, one brigade going-in after the other. Law’s objective was Little Roundtop, a rocky hill, then unoccupied, that dominated the Federal line.
If the Confederates could secure that hill, the remainder of the Federal line could be enfiladed from the heights and rendered indefensible – game over.
As the Confederate skirmishers initially moved forward there appeared to be no force between them and their objective, but this was misleading.
Unseen to the Rebels, a thin skirmish line of Federals was posted from the base of Big Roundtop (approximately ¼ mile south of Little Roundtop) running west about 900 yards.
Very loosely strung, these 204 veterans represented the only Federal opposition between Law’s brigade and Little Roundtop. Fortunately for the Federal cause that day, this unit was the 2nd United States Sharpshooters, one-half of the most lethal detachment of the American Civil War.
The Most lethal unit of the American Civil War.
I have heard of the term "SharpShooter' and here is where it had paid off, and with few exceptions the South had better marksmen than the N...
mydailykona.blogspot.com
