Wadsworth, James S., 1807-1864 [Endorsement of the creation of Berdan's sharpshooters]

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GLC#
GLC06585
Type
Documents
Date
13 June 1861
Author/Creator
Wadsworth, James S., 1807-1864
Title
[Endorsement of the creation of Berdan's sharpshooters]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Wadsworth endorses s clerical copy of a letter from Major General Nathaniel P. Banks to Secretary of War Simon Cameron, with his own approval of the establishment of "Berdan's Sharpshooters." Banks recommends that "the Rifle shooters what Mr. Berdan proposes to organize" be made part of the military, and Wadsworth adds, "I entirely concur in the above - especially in view of the mode of warfare adopted by the rebels."

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