Sharpshooter Weapons - Vol. IV, Episode 6
What was a sharpshooter during the Civil War? What weapons did they use? Join us as we explore sharpshooter weapons used during the war with Dan Wambaugh who has researched this topic for over 20 years. In this episode, he shares a great first-hand account from both sides of the war that illustrates the effectiveness of a sharpshooter and his weapon.
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My g-g-grandfather was a sharpshooter in the 17th Alabama. He carried a Whitworth, one of the six imported into Mobile, AL in 1862. At war's end he did not surrender. He took the scope off the rifle, placed it in its leather carrying case, leaned the rifle against a tree, and walked off. I have his scope and case in my safe.
Awesome!
Ah General Sedgewick, Uncle John. General of the 6th Corps. My regiment I portray, 139th PVI, loved Sedgewick. He was a great general.
Great work, Dan! Thank you for sharing your collection.
Awsome video!!!..everytime I watch civil war digital digest I feel more authentic for my cw impression...keep up the good work
Great talk. Learned a great deal. I read in Yankee Tigers by Ralsa C Rice of the 125th Ohio that he met a sharpshooter collecting cobwebs somewhere around Columbia to use the threads as cross-hairs for his rifle. It's hard to imagine how in the field they would fix them in the scope. I certainly know they were used later, but was that common in the civil war?
I think that was your most interesting video yet.
I have a rifle from my late dad's collection marked '17th Alabama Sharpshooters'. It was made in Limestone County, AL.
Great video. I love the passion for sharpshooting and the equipment. The term sniper was never used during the War. Sharpshooter and marksman were the terms used; A marksman was simply one skilled with a firearm ( rifle or pistol) while a sharpshooter could be a sniper, skirmishes or light infantry.
I wasn't very interested in American history until I got a bit older. I'm playing catch up now, lol. There is so much history within the history. I love the history of all the firearms but everyday soldier life is quite interesting as well.
Thanks Jeremy and Dan, appreciate the info and video... can’t hate your enthusiasm for sharpshooting rifles Dan! Who wouldn’t!
Always great info!
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Excellent video!
I enjoyed this video! Great job!
super cool
Enjoyed the video
Great presentation!
Such great content, I am so sad to have only discovered this channel recently.
Good video. In researching my great grandfather (with the 121st PA Vol Inf’y) his muster records in the US National Archives in DC (for the period immediately after the battle of Fredericksburg), frequently noted with “on special duty with the sharpshooters”. How can I determine what unit of sharpshooters he would have been working with? Thanks, Tom KC3QAC