Civil War Sharpshooter, The Whitworth Rifle | Collector's & History Corner

ASP's Blog: (http://autoshowcaseproject.blogspot.com/) ASP PRESENTS: A brief overview of the Whitworth Rifle developed by Joseph Whitworth of Great Britain and imported into the United states by the Confederate Government during the American Civil War. Sniping in the Civil War was not known. Soldiers who were able to shoot targets at long distances were considered to be sharpshooters. This video focuses more on Confederate sharpshooters of the South. It has been cited that Thomas Burgess of the 15th South Carolina Volunteer Regiment killed General Sedgwick during the Battle of Spotsylvania. General Sedgwick stated the following to one of his soldiers who was cowering from incoming small arms fire from the Confederates: "What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. I'm ashamed of you, dodging that way. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." CORRECTION: Arthur mentioned of Thomas Burgess' regiment as 15th North Carolina Regiment. It was the 15th South Carolina Regiment and NOT North Carolina. PHOTO USED: (http://www.nps.gov/media/photo/galler...) MORE INTERESTING READS: Sharp Shooters of the Confederacy: (http://www.cfspress.com/sharpshooters...) The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern (https://books.google.com/books?id=_46...) NJACC Website: (http://www.njacc.info/) SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR MORE: (   / gurilla47  ) FOLLOW ME ON GOOGLE+: (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ChrisBut...) INSTAGRAM: (  / gurilla47  ) Thanks for watching! Sound off in the comments below! TAGS Civil War, sharpshooting, sharpshooter, marksmen, US Army, Union Army, Confederate Army, Whitworth Rifle, Great Britain, American Civil War, General Sedgwick, rifled muskets, Hiram Berdan, Berdan rifle, sharps rifle, Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments, optics, iron sights, target rifle, Federal Army, Southern Army, bayonet, saber bayonet, British P58 rifle, London Armory, mini ball, British P62 Whitworth rifle, hexagonal barrel, Battle of Spotsylvania, Confederate sharpshooter, Colonel Mosby, Ben Powell, Thomas Burgess, 15th South Carolina Volunteer Regiment