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Special Event
Event
“Birge’s Western Sharpshooters”
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.483400, -87.860680
Amphitheater, located to the left of the Fort Donelson NB Visitor Center Parking Area, at Fort Donelson, 120 Fort Donelson Park Road, Dover, TN 37058
Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Only the best marksmen were considered for an elite corps known as “Birge’s Western Sharpshooters." War correspondents would oftentimes describe these men, who stalked Confederate soldiers during the battle at Fort Donelson as having peculiar uniforms of gray with “felt hats, plumed with squirrel tails dyed black.”
Join Fort Donelson interpreters for a lively presentation on this very colorful and special unit.