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Title: MS 437 - Roy Marcot: Civil War Chief of Sharpshooters; Hiram Berdan military commander and Firearms Inventor

Creator: Marcot, Roy

Extent: 5.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Original order organized topically by author.

Date Acquired: 02/12/2008

Languages: English [eng]

The collection contains research done by Roy Marcot for the writing of his book Civil War Chief of Sharpshooters; Hiram Berdan Military Commander and Firearms Inventor. It includes copies of sharpshooter correspondence, court records, patent records, and photos of sharpshooters and firearms, as well as drawings of Berdan's firearms and other inventions.

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Acquisition Source: Roy Marcot

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials:

Marcot, Roy M. Civil War chief of Sharpshooters Hiram Berdan : military commander and firearms inventor. Northwood Heritage Press, c1989. 342 p. : ISBN: 0961149418 Call #: UA29.M37 1989

Sword, Wiley.  Sharpshooter : Hiram Berdan, his famous Sharpshooters, and their Sharps rifles. A. Mowbray, c1988. 124 p. : ISBN: 091721837X  Call #: E 492.7 .S93 1988

Preferred Citation: Roy Marcot: Civil War Chief of Sharpshooters; Hiram Berdan military commander and Firearms Inventor, MS 437, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West

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