Vermont riflemen in the war for the union, 1861 to 1865 / A history of Company F, First United States sharp shooters

The narrative recounts the formation and service of Company F, a Vermont sharpshooter unit, tracing its organization, training, and the soldiers' marksmanship compared to Confederate opponents. It follows the regiment through major campaigns — the Peninsular operations, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness through Cold Harbor, and the Petersburg siege — describing marches, skirmishes, shortages, battlefield actions, and personal hardships. Interspersed are tactical observations on sharpshooter employment, anecdotes of discipline and panic, and a closing account of muster out and postwar reflections.