1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters
Major William S. Rowland received authority from the War Department to recruit a regiment of sharpshooters in the States of New York and Pennsylvania on October 10, 1862. When the regimental organization failed in sufficient numbers a battalion was organized into four companies.
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1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters
Major William S. Rowland received authority from the War Department to recruit a regiment of sharpshooters in the States of New York and Pennsylvania on October 10, 1862. When the regimental organization failed in sufficient numbers a battalion was organized into four companies.
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Major William S. Rowland recei ...... organized into four companies.
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Sharpshooters
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State Flag of New York
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Maj. William S. Rowland
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Volunteer Unit
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Major William S. Rowland recei ...... organized into four companies.
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1st Battalion New York Volunteer Sharpshooters
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1st Battalion, New York Sharpshooters
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