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Tag Archives: sharpshooters
Those sharpshooters
Sharpshooters, like the unknown Rebel one who felled Fort Sanders’ namesake, General William P. Sanders, from more than a mile away, were special troops with their own drill and esprit. It helped that they often had special arms such as … Continue reading
KNOXVILLE 1863, the novel 