. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . s 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 f
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . s 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 these irresponsible raiders, who pillaged on the property of non-combatants[631. OFFICER AND MEN OF THE U. S. MARINE CORPS on both sides. The Navy Department at the time couid not furnish the marines that Porter wanted, but the War Department under-took to organize a marine brigade and also to furnish the necessary transports to carry them about. The command of this was givento Brigadier-General Alfred Ellet. Ellets marine brigade, numbering about 2,000 strong, first sailed up the Tennessee River in April,1863, to join the flotilla of Lieutenant-Commander Fitch, which was trying to suppress marauding bands in that territory. OnApril 25th, the marine brigade was attacked at Duck River by 700 Confederates imder Colonel Woodward, who had mistaken theFederal vessels for transports. They were disagreeably surprised when the marines, landing promptly, discomfited them in a sharpengagement and pursued them for twelve miles inland. On May 7th, since the waters of the Tennessee had become too low,the marine bri
Size: 1575px × 1585px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthormillerfrancistrevelya, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910
