Hiram Berdan
(1824-1893)
Union Army General
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Hiram Berdan (September 6, 1824 – March 31, 1893) was an American engineer, inventor, military officer, world-renowned marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the famed United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil War. He was the inventor of the Berdan rifle, the Berdan centerfire primer and numerous other weapons and accessories.
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6 September 1824 Phelps, Ontario County, New York
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| Died |
31 March 1893 (aged 68) Washington, D.C.
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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