2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters
The 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was a company of sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 2nd Andrew's Sharpshooters after the governor of Massachusetts, John Albion Andrew. The company was attached to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry at the beginning of their term and operated together with that unit for its entire history of service. The 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooters became part of the Army of the Potomac and saw combat in some of the largest battles of the war.
| 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters | |
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| Active | September 3, 1861 – October 16, 1864 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Sharpshooter |
| Size | Company |
| Part of | In 1863: 2nd Brigade (Tilton's), 1st Division (Barnes's), V Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Nickname(s) | Andrew's Sharpshooters |
| Commanders | |
| Captain | Lewis E. Wentworth |
| Insignia | |
| V Corps (1st Division) badge |  |
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References
- Bowen, James L (1889). Massachusetts in the War 1861–1865. Springfield, MA: Clark W Bryer & Co. OCLC 1986476.
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines: Dyer Publishing Co. OCLC 247098372.
- Headley, Phineas Camp (1866). Massachusetts in the Rebellion : a Record of the Historical Position of the Commonwealth, and the Services of the Leading Statesmen, the Military, the Colleges, and the People, in the Civil War of 1861-65. Boston, MA: Walker, Fuller & Co. OCLC 8406829.
- Massachusetts Adjutant General's Office (1931). Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War. Vol. 4. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCLC 34938610.
- Parker, John L. (1887). Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the Twenty-Second Massachusetts Infantry. Boston: Rand Avery Co. OCLC 544347.
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