Truman Head

Private Truman Head, commonly known as "California Joe", was a famous member of the 1st United States Sharpshooters

during the American Civil War. Served under inventor Colonel Hiram Berdan.

"On our campground (Yorktown, VA) was the celebrated tree in which the rebel darkey sharp-shooter was shot by "California Joe." It then lay on its side, twenty-one feet in circumference and hollow, and was used by our regiment for a guard-house."[2]