2nd United States Sharpshooters
UNION UNIT DURING THE US CIVIL WAR CONSISTING OF MARKSMEN
Berdan's Sharpshooters; 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
The 2nd United States Sharpshooters was a sharpshooter 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".