George Wood Wingate
George Wood Wingate was an American lawyer, soldier, civil servant and organizer of rifle practice. During the Civil War he served in the New York National Guard which later encouraged him to promote marksmanship skills for American citizens. He was the co-founder, and later president, of the National Rifle Association of America.
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A report on the feasibility and advisability of some policy to inaugurate a system of rifle practice throughout the public schools of the country
Imagine a nation where schools teach marksmanship, cultivating practical skills and discipline in students, all while preparing the country for potential conflicts.
By George Wood Wingate
The Last Campaign of the Twenty-Second Regiment, N.G., S.N.Y. June and July, 1863
Witness ordinary men transformed into soldiers as they march into battle during the Civil War, facing challenges that test their courage and change them forever.
By George Wood Wingate