Perfect Gettysburg Dug Civil War Eagle "R" Coat Button
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**Please Serious Bidders Only ** ** Please , also if you have time view my other auctions as well , as it would be greatly appreciated.** THE SOLDIER'S WHO WORE EAGLE "R" BUTTONS, WERE BASICALLY A REGIMENT OF SHARPSHOOTERS ALSO KNOWN AS RIFLEMAN HENCE "R". IS SOME HISTORY ON THE FAMOUS BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS - ITS HIGH UNLIKELY THIS BUTTON CAME FROM THIS REGIMENT, THIS INFORMATION IS GIVEN TO GIVE THE BIDDER AN IDEA OF WHAT IT TOOK TO BE A SHARPSHOOTER (RIFLEMAN), AND I CAN TELL YOU AFTER I READ THIS, IT MADE ME APPRECIATE THE TALENT OF THE SOLDIER'S WHO WORE THESE. Berdan's Sharpshooter History During the Civil War t were two green uniformed regiments in service of the Union Army. These were the First and Second Regiments of United States Sharpshooters, very much celebrated and publicized units in their time, though almost completely forgotten today. For fifteen years before the Civil War, Hiram Berdan was one of this country's leading marksmen. When Fort Sumter was fired upon, Berdan developed a plan to form a unique regiment made up of the country's best marksmen. Because of Berdan's political connections, he had little difficulty in getting his idea approved by the War Department. By July 1861, his idea had become a reality, and he was appointed the Colonel of the 1st Regiment United States Sharp Shooters. Announcements
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