The official birthday of the USMC on November 10, 1775. On this day, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Marines. All across the world, Marines, current and retired, will be celebrating today.
There was also a little-known second Marine Corps and that was the CSMC, The Confederate States Marine Corps from 1861 to 1865. It was set up the same way as the USMC.
I was preparing a list of Confederate States Navy and Marines captured at Fort Fisher from Richard Triebe's book "Confederate Fort Fisher: A Roster 1864-1865"and will list some of the Marines today.
** Ranson J. Adcock, private, Co. B, CSMC. Duty on CSS Tallahassee.
** James Barrett, Co. E, CSMC. Duty on CSS Savannah (Sailors and Marines from the Savannah Station were transferred to Wilmington after that city fell to Sherman)
** Michael Bow, private, Co. B, CSMC, Duty on CSS Richmond and CSS Tallahassee. Wounded in breast and bowels. Not sent to prison. Died of wounds at Fort Fisher Jan. 17, 1865.
--Old B-Runner
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