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Vermont’s Remarkable Sharpshooters

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June 15, 2022: 6:00 pm

Vermont sent far more sharpshooters to the Union armies than any other state, on a per capita basis. By the hundreds, Vermont marksmen passed the rigorous marksmanship test to join one of three Vermont companies. And sharpshooters from this state played a little-known but major role at Gettysburg, the great Union victory that changed the Civil War’s course.

Historian Howard Coffin will discuss his recent research into this little -recognized group and consider the reasons why Vermont may have been so well-represented in this elite group of marksmen.

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Date:
June 15, 2022
Time:
6:00 pm
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Organizer

Friends of the Montgomery Town Library
Phone:
(802) 326-3113

Venue

Pratt Hall
2044 N. Main St
Montgomery, VT 05470 United States
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