Vermont’s Remarkable Sharpshooters
Cambridge Historical Society 49 School St, Jeffersonville, VT, United StatesVermont sent far more sharpshooters to the Union armies than any other state, on a per capita basis. Sharpshooters from this state played a little-known but major role at Gettysburg. 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.