. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 175 Shoulder-Belt and Waist-Beit Plates WAIST-BELT PLATE, 1ST MARINE ARTILLERY, I8I3 USNM 60m~M QS-K 79'). Figure 177. Undoubtedly one of the most interesting of all the Militia plates of the War of 1812 period is this rectan- gular one worn by John S. Stiles of (as indicated by the engraving) the "First Marine Artillery of the ; Engraved in brass, it bears an unusual com- bination of military and naval devices—the familiar eagle-on-cannon of the Regular artillery and the eagle with oval shield that appears on naval of
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 175 Shoulder-Belt and Waist-Beit Plates WAIST-BELT PLATE, 1ST MARINE ARTILLERY, I8I3 USNM 60m~M QS-K 79'). Figure 177. Undoubtedly one of the most interesting of all the Militia plates of the War of 1812 period is this rectan- gular one worn by John S. Stiles of (as indicated by the engraving) the "First Marine Artillery of the ; Engraved in brass, it bears an unusual com- bination of military and naval devices—the familiar eagle-on-cannon of the Regular artillery and the eagle with oval shield that appears on naval officers' buttons of the period.'-'' Actually, the devices befit the character of the organization. The following I-* Johnson, vol. 1, pp. 40, 74. Cjuotation from Niles Weekly Register of Baltimore, June 26, 1813, tells something of the unit: The First Marine Artillery of the Union, an association of the masters and mates of vessels in Baltimore, about 170 strong all told, assembled on Sunday last and proceeded to the Rev. Mr. Glendy's church in full uniform, where they received an address suited to the occasion; which, as usual, done honor to the head and heart to the reverend orator. We cannot pass over this pleasant incident without observ- ing that the members of this invaluable corps are they who, of all other classes of society, feel the burthens and privations of the war. Obviously, this organization was one of the state fencible units enlisted for defense only, l)ut little else is known about it. In 1814 there was in Balti- more, a Corps of Marine Artillery commanded by a Capt. George Stiles. The roster of this unit, however,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Instituti
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