1989.First edition.HC. 342pp, many photos/illus., 8.75x11.25; details life & career of Col. Hiram Berdan, Berdan's U.S. Sharpshooters' formation, organization, uniforms, equipment & firearms from 1862-1864; Berdan's also patented & invented Russian Rifle Contracts, metallic cartridges, range finders, torpedo boats, cannon fuses, lifeboats, & trans-Atlantic cable-laying machinery during his creative career spanning over half century.