26 February 1863
Berdan, Hiram, fl. 1823-1893
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Horatio Seymour
Colonel of the first regiment of Union marksmen, "Berdan's Sharpshooters," to NY Governor Horatio Seymour, supporting requests for promotion for several of his men. [Berdan personally demonstrated his marksmanship to President Lincoln when requesting particular rifles for his regiment.]
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