Trivia 7-2-18 Special Units

[Trivia Master]

The founder wrangled a meeting with President Lincoln and presented his idea of forming a special unit of soldiers.

They would be highly specialized units that some wrongly believe were named for their weapon of choice. Lincoln was impressed with the idea and authorized 100 men to join.

They eventually filled two regiments and became known as "Green Coats".

Although organized as volunteer companies by state , they were mustered by the war department in new york into regular army service.

What units were they and who was their founder ?

credit: @Henry Brown

 

[redbob]

1st & 2nd U.S.S.S. United States sharpshooters
Hiram Berdan

 

[hughes]

1st and 2nd United States Sharpshooters
Hiram Berdan

 

[HarlechMan]

United States Sharpshooters, Hiram Berdan

 

[Jimklag]

The units are the 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters - aka Berdan's Sharpshooters. The founder was Hiram Berdan.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

1st and 2nd United States Sharpshooters founded by Hiram Berdan

 

[Schwallanscher]

1st & 2nd us sharpshooters - full story

Edit - The question also asked for the name of their founder.

hoosier

 

[SWMODave]

What units were they and who was their founder ?

1st and 2nd United States Sharpshooters
Hiram Berdan

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[Brenal]

The 1st and 2nd US Sharpshooters.

Hiram C. Berdan

 

[Hawkeye Brehm]

1st and 2nd United States Sharpshooters, founded by Colonel Hiram Berdan.

 

[captaindrew]

The 1st and 2nd Regiments of US Sharpshooters founded by Hiram C. Berdan

 

[DBF]

The Units: 1st United States Sharpshooters & 2nd United States Sharpshooters
The Founder: Hiram Berdan from New York
http://www.berdansharpshooter.org/history.htm

 

[FarawayFriend]

I think the question asks for "Berdan's sharpshooters", the 1st and 2nd US Sharpshooter regiments, founded by Hiram C. Berdan

"During the Civil War there were two green uniformed regiments in service of the Union Army. These were the First and Second Regiments of United States Sharpshooters, very much celebrated and publicized units in their time, though almost completely forgotten today.
For fifteen years before the Civil War, Hiram Berdan was one of this country's leading marksmen. When Fort Sumter was fired upon, Berdan developed a plan to form a unique regiment made up of the country's best marksmen. Because of Berdan's political connections, he had little difficulty in getting his idea approved by the War Department. By July 1861, his idea had become a reality, and he was appointed the Colonel of the 1st Regiment United States Sharp Shooters."

[...]

Captain C.A. Stevens: the Sharpshooters' historian, described their uniform as being;
" of fine material, consisting of a dark green coat and cap with black plume, light blue trousers (later exchanged for green trousers) and leather leggings, presenting a striking contrast to the regular blue of the infantry. The knapsack was of hair covered calf-skin, with cooking kit attached, considered the best in use, as it was the handsomest, most durable and complete. By our dress we were known far and wide, and the appellation of "Green Coats" was soon acquired. When fully uniformed and equipped, the sharpshooters made a very handsome appearance, more so upon the whole than many others

http://www.berdansharpshooter.org/history.htm


https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-famed-berdans-sharpshooters-and-their-unique-uniforms.88753/

 

[AUG]

1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, recruited and organized by Hiram C. Berdan.

 

[Ole Miss]

1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters
Hiram Berdan
Regards
David

 

[ErnieMac]

Regiments: 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters.
Founder: Colonel Hiram Berdan.

 

[WJC]

The founder wrangled a meeting with President Lincoln and presented his idea of forming a special unit of soldiers.

They would be highly specialized units that some wrongly believe were named for their weapon of choice. Lincoln was impressed with the idea and authorized 100 men to join.

They eventually filled two regiments and became known as "Green Coats".

Although organized as volunteer companies by state , they were mustered by the war department in new york into regular army service.

What units were they and who was their founder ?

credit: @Henry Brown

The First and Second U. S. Sharpshooters, founded by Hiram C. Berdan (1824-1893) in the fall of 1861.
When the three-year enlistments of the First U. S. Sharpshooters expired, veterans who extended their enlistments were transferred to the Second U. S. Sharpshooters on December 31, 1864. That consolidated unit was mustered out in February 1865.

 

[Todd 11PVI]

1st and 2nd US Sharpshooters. Hiram Berdan

Edit - Correct, Todd 11PVI. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[roberts]

Colonel Hiram Berdan organized the 1st and 2nd US Sharp Shooters.

 

[Mike Serpa]

1st and 2nd u.S. Sharpshooters - Hiram C. Berdan