Special Session: Civil War Sharpshooters

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posted on March 1, 2013
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3/1/2013

Title: Special Session: Civil War Sharpshooters

Session: Civil War Sharpshooters

Date: May 4, 2013

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: TBD

Speaker: Maj. John L. Plaster

Moderator: Mark Keefe

Summary: The Civil War is considered the bloodiest conflict in United States’ history, largely attributed to the exceptional accuracy of the sharpshooters of the day. Maj. John Plaster U.S. Army (Ret.), author of “The History of Sniping & Sharpshooting,” will discuss the sharpshooters and their arms at an American Rifleman Special Session during the NRA Annual Meetings at Houston, Texas in May. Check back for the exact room number for Plaster’s session, “Civil War Sharpshooters."

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