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BATTALION ROSTER
ROSTER OF THE 79TH CAMERON HIGHLANDERS AND 1ST US SHARPSHOOTERS
79th New York 'Cameron Highlanders' Company D
Captain Samuel M Elliot
1st Lieutenant - N/A
2nd Lieutenant Dylan Love
Sergeant Major Scott Davidson
Corporal Jack Tat
79th New York 'Cameron Highlanders' Company E
Captain Atlante
1st Lieutenant - N/A
2nd Lieutenant - N/A
1st United States Sharpshooters
Company B
Captain Tyrick A Prophet
1st Lieutenant - N/A
2nd Lieutenant Jerango Mctangus
Sergeant Major William Webster
Corporal Sam Perry
Corporal Noah Servies
Private First Class M.P. Nitz
Private G. Gebus
Private G. Gonzo
Private D. Kane
Private S. Sandwich
Private K. Ryans
Private H. Heever
Private J. Kyle
Private M. Crossfire
Recruit R. Harland
Recruit L. Kilpatrick
Recruit B. Beckstrom
Private H. Hawker
Private P. Dan
Private J. Dawes
Private D. Normous
Private H. Cockring III
Private I. Dilinger
Private J. Hamlin
Private J. Hendricks
Private R. Kenfield
Private T. McNugget
Private V. Licktenstein
Private W. Blue
Private W. Jon Nickleson
Recruit J. Ojang
The 79th New York were built mainly of Scottish-American volunteers who were led by one Samuel Mackenzie Elliot.
Prior a doctor, Samuel M. Elliot signed up and reached the rank of Lt. Col. in of the Army of the Potomac. The 79th fought in over 20 battles, including the Siege of Knoxville and the beginning skirmishes of the Battle of Petersburg.
The 1st U.S. Sharpshooters (Berdan’s Sharpshooters) are Veterans of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Cold Harbor. Company B of the 1st US. Sharpshooters originally mustered in Albany, New York and were historically commanded by Captain Stephen
Martin.