"The Mississippi Marine Brigade for Sharp Practice" Topic
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| Tango01 | 10 Jun 2016 9:38 p.m. PST |
"On December 21, 1862, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton gave the approval to recruit for one of the oddest outfits of the American Civil War: The Mississippi Marine Brigade. Formed by Alfred Ellet, brother of maverick engineer Charles Ellet of Mississippi Ram Fleet fame, the Marine Brigade promised "Soldiering Made Easy!" to its recruits. Intended for counter-guerilla operations, the Marine Brigade was to operate from steamboats and swiftly strike objectives all along the Mississippi. It was composed of a regiment of infantry, a battalion of cavalry and four batteries of artillery…"
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Armand |
79thPA  | 11 Jun 2016 5:57 a.m. PST |
A relatively obscure unit of mixed success that had a penchant for burning buildings. Nepotism ran high (not surprising for the times). The Army didn't like them because they reported directly to the Secretary of War. The Navy didn't like them for that reason as well, plus the Navy considered that they were tying up valuable vessels (that were not under Navy command). A combined arms mobile river force was a pretty good idea, and it would be a good unit for a skirmish type game. For those interested, it is a unit worth doing more reading about -- see author's bibliography. You will also find a number of entries in the Official Records. |
| Tango01 | 11 Jun 2016 10:27 a.m. PST |
Took my attention the good performance of the African American troops… they were the same of the movie? Amicalement
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completes a Confederate river ironclad.