Maine Sharpshooters; Company D,
2nd United States Sharpshooters Regiment

The monument to the Maine Sharpshooters is south of Gettysburg on the road to the Slyder farm. See map >

From the monument:

Company D
Maine Volunteers
2nd U.S. Sharpshooters
July 2, 1863.
Killed - 1
Wounded - 5
Missing - 5

Col. Hiram Berdan's two regiments of sharpshooters were unique in the Union army, using different uniforms, weapons, equipment and tactics from the "line units". Although operating as United States Army units, each company within the regiments was formed of recruits from a single state. After the war the states (Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin) erected monuments to their respective companies.

The 2nd Regiment was commanded by Homer R. Stoughton, and was part of 3rd Corps - 1st Division - 2nd Brigade. It brought 204 men to the field and lost 5 killed, 23 wounded and 15 missing.

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