Hazzza for the Berdan's Sharpshooters. Note the 1st Minn Sharpshooters. Straight away the 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters were given orders to make their way to Washington D.C. and report to Colonel Hiram Berdan. After reporting the company was assigned as Company "A" of the 2nd United States Sharpshooters. *LIKED* the video pards.
It was weird seeing the pictures at 1:58 and 2:01 because I thought that I had seen them somewhere before, but then I remembered that is the edition of Harper's that I own and is currently up on my wall
Should try the 11th Indiana "Wallace's Zouaves" Volunteer Infantry Regiment or the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The 1st Minnesota in specific because their early war 1861 uniform was almost solely work clothing, primarily red and blue work "overshirts" and black wool trousers.
Be sure to check it out. Andy makes a good distinction between sniper and the other roles of light infantry, and they did that work even more than sniper.
Wouldn't the trousers worn in 1861 prior to the issue of the green ones be dark blue as with the other Union dismounted Soldiers? I was under the impression the sky blue was for mounted forces until the end of 1861, when the infantry regulations changed.
Are you sure. I thought the regs when the war started had the cavalry and light artillery in sky blue with reinforced saddling, and all dismounted (infantry, heavy artillery, engineers, etc) in dark blue. The regulation was changed in December of 1861 so that all trousers, reinforced or not, were to be of sky blue kersey. I've never seen mounted trousers from that era in dark blue.
@@danielkohli1542 You are absolutely right per the Regulations for the Army of the United States 1861 (rev. 1862), Page 479, paragraph 1472 "For Enlisted Men, except companies of Light Artillery-dark blue cloth; sergeants with a stripe one and one-half inch wide; corporals with &stripe one-half inch wide, of worsted lace, down and over the outer seam, of the color of the facings of the respective corps. " I don't know why, but I was remembering it as all mounted had sky blue prior to the changeover, not just light arty.
If I may ask is it possible that some of the last remaining berdan sharpshooters that went to the Vermont Brigade might have either their green trousers, coats, or kepis? And would they keep their rifles?
Looks good, would recommend a cotton sling on the canteen as the leather ones were only used on a few contracts early on in the war. Also maybe a corrugated Philly canteen may be more appropriate for mid to late war kit.
I have a theory that Casper Trepp, a Swiss national who had served with British rifle troops in the Crimean, may have been the man behind Berdan's formation of the unit. He didn't have the connections Berdan did, so I theorize he inspired Berdan, whom he was aware of because of Berdan's civilian marksmanship credentials. I also *strongly* believe he was the inspiration for the rifle green uniforms and the "hair trunk" Prussian (not British) knapsacks, and continued to strongly influence the unit after Berdan's cowardice and lack of military skill caused him to leave. I would add that I think your model should probably have worn the 1862 Sharp's cartridge box on the belt, not on a shoulder strap. When we see them with the shoulder strap in photos I suspect they had standard cartridge boxes. One last thing, should your last impression have shown a Spencer rifle rather than a Sharp's? I am asking because I am not sure if they had been forced to switch to the Spencer (kicking and screaming) by Petersburg. A good overview, I find this series to be my favorite of all you folks do, especially the way you show how the uniforms and equipment changed over time.
General Berdan himself could never be found at the front. After the war he designed a very successful bolt action rifle which was adapted by the Russian Army and used right thru WW1.
We have been waiting for a while to get this episode out. It is by far the most requested unit for Arms and Uniforms!
It’s great to have this one across the finish line! Well done!
Hazzza for the Berdan's Sharpshooters. Note the 1st Minn Sharpshooters. Straight away the 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters were given orders to make their way to Washington D.C. and report to Colonel Hiram Berdan. After reporting the company was assigned as Company "A" of the 2nd United States Sharpshooters. *LIKED* the video pards.
That was great. I learned a lot. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed!
EXCEPTIONAL - THANKS !
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As a new member of Co. C of the 2nd US Sharpshooters I've been waiting for this one!!!
Hope you enjoy!
It was weird seeing the pictures at 1:58 and 2:01 because I thought that I had seen them somewhere before, but then I remembered that is the edition of Harper's that I own and is currently up on my wall
I just found this channel and it is so interesting. Thank you for giving us this information
Hope you enjoy the journey!
Holy hell....this is gonna be amazing
Enjoy!
Great stories.
Glad you enjoy them!
Should try the 11th Indiana "Wallace's Zouaves" Volunteer Infantry Regiment or the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The 1st Minnesota in specific because their early war 1861 uniform was almost solely work clothing, primarily red and blue work "overshirts" and black wool trousers.
This is awesome I've always wanted to learn more about these guys because they were one of the earliest sniper units in the US army
Be sure to check it out. Andy makes a good distinction between sniper and the other roles of light infantry, and they did that work even more than sniper.
Great video
Great video hi from Denmark
well done thank you
How about the uniforms of Cockrell's Missouri Brigade, from Missouri State Guard to Fort Blakeley, AL?!
Would you guys consider doing an episode on the 5th Georgia Company A, AKA The Clinch Rifles?
Yessss
Thank you! Great video👍. I hope to see you do one on Wilder's Brigade . 😊
Lucky day for you - we have already done it!
One of Berdan's troopers is buried here in Bay City, Mi.
Signed up love your video
Glad you did. Welcome!
@@CivilWarDigitalDigest Thanks
How did the host grow so remarkably at about 13:00?
Wouldn't the trousers worn in 1861 prior to the issue of the green ones be dark blue as with the other Union dismounted Soldiers? I was under the impression the sky blue was for mounted forces until the end of 1861, when the infantry regulations changed.
The light artillery solders were issued light blue mounted trousers. The other mounted troops were issued dark blue trousers.
Are you sure. I thought the regs when the war started had the cavalry and light artillery in sky blue with reinforced saddling, and all dismounted (infantry, heavy artillery, engineers, etc) in dark blue. The regulation was changed in December of 1861 so that all trousers, reinforced or not, were to be of sky blue kersey.
I've never seen mounted trousers from that era in dark blue.
@@joecoppens Yep, just double checked the regulations
www.11thovc.com/_files/ugd/0d3674_a7e008b9c9234cd3988fd599a585b895.pdf
Yes I am. I can give a link to the U.S. Army regulations if you want.
@@danielkohli1542 You are absolutely right per the Regulations for the Army of the United States 1861 (rev. 1862), Page 479, paragraph 1472
"For Enlisted Men, except companies of Light Artillery-dark blue cloth; sergeants with a stripe one and one-half inch wide; corporals with &stripe one-half inch wide, of worsted lace, down and over the outer seam, of the color of the facings of the respective corps. "
I don't know why, but I was remembering it as all mounted had sky blue prior to the changeover, not just light arty.
Good grief this is fantastic!!
Glad you enjoy!
If I may ask is it possible that some of the last remaining berdan sharpshooters that went to the Vermont Brigade might have either their green trousers, coats, or kepis? And would they keep their rifles?
BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS SONG: th-cam.com/video/fjFhuEOWRdI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gcoFZxuVufEPq45W
Looks good, would recommend a cotton sling on the canteen as the leather ones were only used on a few contracts early on in the war. Also maybe a corrugated Philly canteen may be more appropriate for mid to late war kit.
I have a theory that Casper Trepp, a Swiss national who had served with British rifle troops in the Crimean, may have been the man behind Berdan's formation of the unit. He didn't have the connections Berdan did, so I theorize he inspired Berdan, whom he was aware of because of Berdan's civilian marksmanship credentials. I also *strongly* believe he was the inspiration for the rifle green uniforms and the "hair trunk" Prussian (not British) knapsacks, and continued to strongly influence the unit after Berdan's cowardice and lack of military skill caused him to leave. I would add that I think your model should probably have worn the 1862 Sharp's cartridge box on the belt, not on a shoulder strap. When we see them with the shoulder strap in photos I suspect they had standard cartridge boxes. One last thing, should your last impression have shown a Spencer rifle rather than a Sharp's? I am asking because I am not sure if they had been forced to switch to the Spencer (kicking and screaming) by Petersburg.
A good overview, I find this series to be my favorite of all you folks do, especially the way you show how the uniforms and equipment changed over time.
Interesting theory! Glad you’re enjoying the series!
Hey hey a us regulars video!
Started looking at books on the IS regulars recently!
I wonder what it was like for the Irish Brigade and their uniforms...
Great video ! Any confederate ones coming soon ?
General Berdan himself could never be found at the front. After the war he designed a very successful bolt action rifle which was adapted by the Russian Army and used right thru WW1.
What? Jaeger is the German word for hunter.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Michigan_Sharpshooters_Regiment