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Our Connection With Savannah: History Of The 1St Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters1862-1865 (H673/Mrc) (Hardcover, Tion ed.)
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Our Connection With Savannah: History Of The 1St Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters1862-1865 (H673/Mrc) (Hardcover, Tion ed.)
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From the outset, the 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters had
problems. Much of the trouble lay in the organization of Civil War
regiments and companies. Most companies in the early years of the
war were made up of men from the same town or county. The concept
of the sharpshooters was alien to this home-town tradition. Men
were asked to leave the comfortable companionship of their
neighbors and friends and go into a unit with people they had never
met before. Despite its uncertain beginning, the battalion was
molded into a fine unit by the skill and energy of its officers and
non-commissioned officers. The sharpshooters early won the praise
of higher-level commanders and inspecting officers. However, as the
war dragged on, the battalion was reduced in numbers, morale, and
efficiency. Notwithstanding its poor performance in the last months
of its life, the unit has a high reputation that was well deserved.
A Civil War veteran and historian called the sharpshooters "one of
the best-drilled and most-efficient battalions in the service."
This book objectively examines the organization, leadership, and
performance of the sharpshooters, follows their wartime
experiences, and devotes considerable attention to the individual
soldiers. If the story of the 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters
has not been a well known story, it is now.
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