The Badger Scouts (Civil War Unit) | Wisconsin Historical Society

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The Badger Scouts (Civil War Unit)

The Badger Scouts (Civil War Unit) | Wisconsin Historical Society
"The Badger Scouts" was the nickname of Co. G of the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, U.S. Volunteers (Berdan's). Prior to using Badger Scouts, they were calling themselves "Alexander's Reserves."

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[Source: Letter to Fox Lake Gazette May 3, 1863 by Charlie of Nimrod (Charles Augustus Stevens). Used to describe the company in many letters and in his regimental history of the U.S.S.S.]