From Wikipedia
A few weeks ago, I was writing about the ship Queen of the West, commanded by Charles Rivers Ellet and mentioned that it had been in the Mississippi River Squadron and under Army command at one time.
This has always been a confusing item to me, so did the old Wiki thing.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER SQUADRON
Initially was part of the Army though commanded by Naval officers and originally known as the Western Gunboat Flotilla. Still confused here. Ellet was an Army officer.
MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE
Was a Union Army unit raised as part of the US Ram Fleet. They acted as Marines and would be transported on the rams from place to place. Their main duty was to fight Confederate guerrillas operating along Western rivers.
Commanded by members of the Ellet family and were part of the regular Army.
Organized in early 1863 with 350 men and officers.
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