{"history":[],"article":{"id":"1225927d-3d5c-44a9-b99e-e18a455ee653","title":"2nd United States Sharpshooters","slug":"2nd-united-states-sharpshooters","content":":::summary\n![Unidentified soldier of the 2nd United States Sharpshooters in Union uniform with sniper's target rifle, bowie knife, and Colt '49 pocket revolver](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Unidentified///soldier///of///the///2nd///United///States///Sharpshooters.png)\n**Unit Name:** 2nd United States Sharpshooters \n**Image Size:** 300px \n**Dates:** September 1861 to December 31, 1864 \n**Country:** ([Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war)) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Equipment:** [Sharps Rifle](https://bliptext.com/articles/sharps-rifle) \n**Battles:**
[Peninsular Campaign](https://bliptext.com/articles/peninsular-campaign)
[Second Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-battle-of-bull-run)
[Battle of Antietam](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-antietam)
[Battle of Fredericksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fredericksburg)
[Battle of Chancellorsville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chancellorsville)
[Battle of Gettysburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-gettysburg)
[Battle of the Wilderness](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-wilderness)
[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house)
[Battle of Cold Harbor](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-cold-harbor)
[Siege of Petersburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-petersburg) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **2nd United States Sharpshooters** was a [sharpshooter](https://bliptext.com/articles/sharpshooter) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\nFrom 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the \"[First Iron Brigade](https://bliptext.com/articles/eastern-iron-brigade)\" also known as the \"Iron Brigade of the East\".\n\n# Service\nThe 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was raised as follows:\nThe 2nd and the [1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/1st-united-states-volunteer-sharpshooter-regiment) were consolidated on December 31, 1864, and the regiment was broken up on February 20, 1865, and the remaining companies distributed as follows:\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 8 officers and 117 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 123 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.\n\n# Commanders","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T09:42:39.290Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T09:42:39.290Z","search_vector":"'2nd':1 'sharpshoot':4 'state':3 'unit':2","search_content":" \n \n**Unit Name:** 2nd United States Sharpshooters \n**Image Size:** 300px \n**Dates:** September 1861 to December 31, 1864 \n**Country:** ([Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war)) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Equipment:** [Sharps Rifle](https://bliptext.com/articles/sharps-rifle) \n**Battles:** [Peninsular Campaign](https://bliptext.com/articles/peninsular-campaign) [Second Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-battle-of-bull-run) [Battle of Antietam](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-antietam) [Battle of Fredericksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fredericksburg) [Battle of Chancellorsville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chancellorsville) [Battle of Gettysburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-gettysburg) [Battle of the Wilderness](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-wilderness) [Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house) [Battle of Cold Harbor](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-cold-harbor) [Siege of Petersburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-petersburg) \n \n\n# \nThe **2nd United States Sharpshooters** was a [sharpshooter](https://bliptext.com/articles/sharpshooter) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\nFrom 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the \"[First Iron Brigade](https://bliptext.com/articles/eastern-iron-brigade)\" also known as the \"Iron Brigade of the East\".\n\n# Service\nThe 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was raised as follows:\nThe 2nd and the [1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/1st-united-states-volunteer-sharpshooter-regiment) were consolidated on December 31, 1864, and the regiment was broken up on February 20, 1865, and the remaining companies distributed as follows:\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 8 officers and 117 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 123 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.\n\n# Commanders","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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