On land and water, in the North, the South, and in foreign seas, the United States Marines expanded their service in the third year of the Civil War. In the South, near the end of the third year, Marines joined in the ill-fated attempts of September 1863 to recapture Fort Sumter, and in May 1864 the Red River expedition on the other side of the Confederacy.But the Corps' work in the ongoing coastal war yielded success, as that duty continued.
Language
English
Pages
376
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
White Mane Publishing Company
Release
November 01, 1998
ISBN
1572490810
ISBN 13
9781572490819
The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War: The Third Year
On land and water, in the North, the South, and in foreign seas, the United States Marines expanded their service in the third year of the Civil War. In the South, near the end of the third year, Marines joined in the ill-fated attempts of September 1863 to recapture Fort Sumter, and in May 1864 the Red River expedition on the other side of the Confederacy.But the Corps' work in the ongoing coastal war yielded success, as that duty continued.