2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters explained

Unit Name:2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters
Dates:September 3, 1861 – October 16, 1864
Country: United States
Branch:Union Army
Type:Sharpshooter
Size:Company
Command Structure:In 1863: 2nd Brigade (Tilton's), 1st Division (Barnes's), V Corps, Army of the Potomac
Nickname:Andrew's Sharpshooters
Commander1:Lewis E. Wentworth
Commander1 Label:Captain
Identification Symbol Label:V Corps (1st Division) badge

The 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was a company of sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 2nd Andrew's Sharpshooters after the governor of Massachusetts, John Albion Andrew. The company was attached to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry at the beginning of their term and operated together with that unit for its entire history of service. The 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooters became part of the Army of the Potomac and saw combat in some of the largest battles of the war.

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