First Sharpshooters
Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Hiram Berdan (1824-1893), brigade command; Lt. Col. Casper Trepp (k. Nov. 30, 1863).
Numbers: 371; 6 killed, 37 wounded, 6 missing.
Raised: At large. (A, B, D, and H – New York); (C, I, and K – Michigan); F (Vermont); G (Wisconsin)
Second Sharpshooters
Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Maj. Homer R. Stoughton
Numbers: 200; 5 killed, 23 wounded, 15 missing.
Raised: At large. (A – Minnesota); (B – Michigan); (C – Pennsylvania); (D – Maine) – (E & H – Vermont); (F & G – New Hampshire)
Dedicated 1886.
Location: Located on Hancock Avenue near the intersection of Pleasonton Avenue.
Description: Rectangular sculpture in a horizontal composition with a relief of a uniformed infantry laying face down, propped up on his elbows and firing his musket. The sculpture and base have rough-hewn surfaces. The monument cost $700.00, of which $500.00 was paid by the state of New Hampshire. Monument is a two-part stepped granite shaft with excised inscription on the lower part and a reclining infantryman in bas-relief on the upper part. It is set on a 10.4×3.8 foot rough cut stone base. Flanking markers are 1.4x.6 foot with a polished and smooth finish and chamfered edges.
1st USS Companies: A, B, D, & H | C, I, and K | E | F | G | G (Position Stone)
2nd USS Companies: B | D | E & H | F & G
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