Around The Bend
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“The U.S. Sharpshooters were essentially a 20th century battle unit, fighting a 19th century war.”
Dead in a Tree at Gettysburg!!! | American Artifact Episode 84
"The U.S. Sharpshooters were elite warriors. To qualify for the regiments, volunteers had to pass a difficult shooting-test by forming a “string” of ten consecutive shots in a ten-inch-wide target from a distance of 200 yards."
"Undoubtedly patterned after the British Green Jackets of Napoleonic War fame, the U.S. Sharpshooters were the brainchild of Colonel Hiram Berdan, and they performed superbly throughout the war." MORE
A Union army marksman takes aim at the enemy in Winslow Homer’s 1863 painting ‘Sharpshooter.’ (Image source: WikiMedia Commons)
"The U.S. Sharpshooters were elite warriors. To qualify for the regiments, volunteers had to pass a difficult shooting-test by forming a “string” of ten consecutive shots in a ten-inch-wide target from a distance of 200 yards."
"Undoubtedly patterned after the British Green Jackets of Napoleonic War fame, the U.S. Sharpshooters were the brainchild of Colonel Hiram Berdan, and they performed superbly throughout the war." MORE
A Union army marksman takes aim at the enemy in Winslow Homer’s 1863 painting ‘Sharpshooter.’ (Image source: WikiMedia Commons)
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That was so cool!
At 4:35, as he was flying straight, they imposed the same shaped vapor that occurs when a jet breaks the sound barrier, only smaller of course. I think caught it earlier too.
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