Thunderbolt to the Rebels
the united states sharpshooters in the civil war
$95.75
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2025
Summary
Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The Untold Story of Civil War Sharpshooters
Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army. Clad in green uniforms and equipped with the era’s latest rifles and scopes, they took up positions out in front of the infantry, where they targeted Confederate officers or skirmished with enemy soldiers. However they were used, sharpshooters formed an important presence on battlefields throughout the Civil War, and yet most accounts have tended to focus on their d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780811775687 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0811775682 |
| Author: | Darin Wipperman |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
| Imprint: | Stackpole Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 644g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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“In Thunderbolt to the Rebels, Wipperman introduces new source material that enriches the ongoing exploration of the Civil War. This study provides a more comprehensive view then ever seen before of the brave individuals who served and perished as part of the elite 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters.”– “Booklist”
About The Author
Darin Wipperman
Darin Wipperman has worked as a reporter and editor for weekly newspapers in New Hampshire. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Northern Iowa. He is author of First for the Union: Life and Death in a Civil War Army Corps from Antietam to Gettysburg (Stackpole, 2020) and Burnside’s Boys: The Union’s Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East (Stackpole, 2023). He lives in Lancaster, New Hampshire.
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