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The 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
 that served in the Union Army
Union Army

The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S....
 during the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the "First Iron Brigade
Eastern Iron Brigade

The Eastern Iron Brigade or First Iron Brigade was a brigade of infantry that served in the Union Army Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War....
" also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East".








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The 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry
Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot. A soldier in the infantry is known as an infantryman. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, and place a greater emphasis on fitness, physical strength and aggression....
 regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
 that served in the Union Army
Union Army

The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S....
 during the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the "First Iron Brigade
Eastern Iron Brigade

The Eastern Iron Brigade or First Iron Brigade was a brigade of infantry that served in the Union Army Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War....
" also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East".

Service

The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was raised as follows:
  • Company "A" in Minnesota
    Minnesota

    Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
     on October 5, 1861.
  • Company "B" in Michigan
    Michigan

    Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
     on October 4, 1861.
  • Company "C" in Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania

    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
     on October 4, 1861.
  • Company "D" in Maine
    Maine

    The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....
     on November 2, 1861.
  • Company "E" in Vermont
    Vermont

    Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
     on November 9, 1861.
  • Company "F" in New Hampshire
    New Hampshire

    New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....
     on November 28, 1861.
  • Company "G" in New Hampshire
    New Hampshire

    New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....
     on December 10, 1861.
  • Company "H" in Vermont
    Vermont

    Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
     on December 31, 1861.


The 2nd and the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters
1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment

The 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War....
 were consolidated on December 31, 1864 and the regiment was broken up on February 20, 1865 and the remaining companies distributed as follows:
  • Company "A" transferred to the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
    1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

    The 1st Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was noted in particular for its gallant service and heavy casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg....
    .
  • Company "B" transferred to the 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
    5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

    The 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Service...
    .
  • Company "C" transferred to the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
  • Company "D" transferred to the 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
    17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment

    The 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Cape Elizabeth, Maine for three year's service on August 18, 1862 and were mustered out on June 10, 1865....
    .
  • Company "F" transferred to the 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
  • Company "G" transferred to the 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
  • Company "H" transferred to the 4th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment.


Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 8 officers and 110 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 123 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.

Commanders

  • Colonel
    Colonel

    Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
     Hiram Berdan
    Hiram Berdan

    Hiram Berdan was an United States engineer and military officer, world renowned marksman, and guiding force behind the famed United States Sharpshooters during the American Civil War....
     from 1861 until 1864


See also

  • List of United States Volunteer Civil War Units
    List of United States Volunteer Civil War Units

    While the vast majority of number of volunteer units during the American Civil War were enlisted by the states, a small number were enlisted directly by the Federal government....