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The story on the picture talks about Col Berdan and his accruacy shooting the berdan rifle over 200 yards
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Flag on the left.
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Berdan sharpshooters were commanded by Colonel Hiram Berdan. Berdan was an inverntor and he had the idea to have soldiers that fired at an especific target. The President liked the idea and allowed 100 men join him. Sharpshooters fought on the Civil War.
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Shaprshooters were from New York. The picture is a piece of newspaper from NY. They also came from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland
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Sharpshooters
