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The 2nd United States Sharpshooters was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the "First Iron Brigade" also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East". ==Service== The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was raised as follows: *Company "A" in Minnesota on October 5, 1861. *Company "B" in Michigan on October 4, 1861. *Company "C" in Pennsylvania on October 4, 1861 *Company "D" in Maine on November 2, 1861. *Company "E" in Vermont on November 9, 1861. *Company "F" in New Hampshire on November 28, 1861. *Company "G" in New Hampshire on December 10, 1861. *Company "H" in Vermont on December 31, 1861. The 2nd and the 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment were consolidated on December 31, 1864 and the regiment was broken up on February 20, 1865 and the remaining companies distributed as follows: *Company "A" transferred to the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. *Company "B" transferred to the 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. *Company "C" transferred to the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. *Company "D" transferred to the 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. *Company "F" transferred to the 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. *Company "G" transferred to the 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. *Company "H" transferred to the 4th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2nd United States Sharpshooters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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