Company E of the Confederate States Marine Corps (CSMC) was formed in Savannah and served at that station. After Savannah was evacuated in 1864, they moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and after that place was evacuated, moved to the Wilmington Station and took part in the defense of the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.
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MARINE RECIPIENTS of the MEDAL of HONOR at SECOND BATTLE of FORT FISHER
Rank / ship
RICHARD BINDER-- sergeant, USS Ticonderoga
ISAAC N. FRY-- orderly sergeant USS Ticonderoga
JOHN RANAHAN-- corporal USS Minnesota
JOHN SHIVERS-- private, USS Minnesota
HENRY A. THOMPSON-- private USS Minnesota
The first two received theirs for operating cannons on the ship. The last three received theirs while participating in the Naval Column attack on the fort.
--Old B. Runner
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