Marines in the Civil War...Photos from this months Leatherneck magazine

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"A group of Union Marines, wearing dress uniforms and carrying Model 1842 muskets, at the Washington Navy Yard in 1864." Chenoweth, Avery. Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2005.

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"Two variations of the embroidered Marine emblem used on the uniform's kepi cap. The hunting horn signified infantry, the letter 'M,' Marines." Chenoweth, Avery. Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2005.


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"Harper's Ferry, WV, site of one of the United States' two principal small-arms factories, was seized by abolitionist John Brown in 1859. Eighty-six Marines from Washington were dispatched to put down the revolt. Brown and his band were holed up in the fire engine house until the Marines stormed the building." Chenoweth, Avery. Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2005.



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"Corporal John Mackie, United States Marine Corps" painted by Col Charles Waterhouse, USMCR illustrates Cpl Mackie fighting aboard the USS Galena during the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. On 10 July 1863, Cpl Mackie became the first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Washington, D.C. Marine battalion in front of the Commandant's House at the Marine barracks on April 1864.


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April 1865, a Marine guards Lewis Payne who was a conspirator in the assassination of Secretary of State William H. Seward.