. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . MARINES AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD [e—5]. AMPHIBIOUS SOLDIERS—1865 This striking picture of an officer and five privates in the United States IMarine Corps shows the quality of the men who made upthat highly important branch of the service. The United States Marine Corps was established by Act of Congress on July 11, 1798,as an addition to the present military establishment. On June 30, 183-1, another Act for its better organization was passed. Themarines were early in the war, not only in minor engagements along the coast inciden
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . MARINES AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD [e—5]. AMPHIBIOUS SOLDIERS—1865 This striking picture of an officer and five privates in the United States IMarine Corps shows the quality of the men who made upthat highly important branch of the service. The United States Marine Corps was established by Act of Congress on July 11, 1798,as an addition to the present military establishment. On June 30, 183-1, another Act for its better organization was passed. Themarines were early in the war, not only in minor engagements along the coast incidental to the blockade, but in the first battle of BullRun, July 21,1801, where they cooperated with the regular military forces. The marines proved especially useful in the fighting alongthe Western rivers. When Admiral D. D. Porter took command of the Mississippi squadron, he applied for a force of marines to becarried in suitable vessels accompanying the fleet of gunboats so that the forces could be landed at various points. It was necessaryto have trained soldiers at hand to pursue and annihilate
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