The 1st Mass sharpshooters were commanded by Capt William Plumer, who was a Harvard graduate and a lawyer from Lexington. He has been wounded in June, and rode to Gettysburg in an ambulance.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
The 1st Mass sharpshooters were commanded by Capt William Plumer, who was a Harvard graduate and a lawyer from Lexington. He has been wounded in June, and rode to Gettysburg in an ambulance.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
Inscription
1st Andrew Sharp Shooters
Unattached Mass. Vol.
In action
July 3, 4 & 5, 1863
in different positions.
In God we put our trust
but kept our powder dry.
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