Draw the Sword

The Sharpshooters Were Fighting 300 Regiments

Location: South Hancock Avenue near the Pennsylvania Monument

Order of Battle: 3rd Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade

Number Engaged: 200; 5 killed, 23 wounded, 15 missing

Commander: Maj. Homer R. Stoughton (1836-1902)

Raised: New Hampshire.

Monument Specifications: Rectangular sculpture in a horizontal composition with a relief of a uniformed infantry laying face down, propped up on his elbows and firing his musket. The sculpture and base have rough-hewn surfaces. The monument cost $700.00, of which $500.00 was paid by the state of New Hampshire.

Dedication Date: ca. 1886.

Sculptor/Artist/Company: Naun, Thomas, contractor.

Main Inscription: NEW HAMPSHIRE/COS. E, 1ST REG, F & G, 2ND REG/BERDAN’S U. S. SHARPSHOOTERS./2ND BRIG, 1ST DIV, 3RD CORPS./JULY 3, 1863

Other Monuments and Memorials: None.

Supplemental Materials: After Action Report of the 1st and 2nd Sharpshooter Regiments (will open a pop up window).

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

1st U.S. Sharpshooters Company E

Mustered into United States service September 9, 1861. Left State for Weehawken, N.J., September 11, and there assigned to 1st Regiment Berdan’s United States Sharpshooters as Company “E.” (See 1st United States Sharpshooters.)

2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Company F and G

Mustered in November 28, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 28, 1861, and assigned to 2nd Regiment Berdan’s United States Sharpshooters as Company “F.” (See 2nd United States Sharpshooters.)

Mustered in December 10, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., December 10, 1861, and assigned to 2nd Regiment Berdan’s United States Sharpshooters as Company “G”. (See 2nd United States Sharpshooters.)