The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War - The Final Year

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This title covers the final year of the Marine Corps experience in the Civil War. Download The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War - The Final Year by David M. Sullivan – kino-fada.fr This book is a detailed, well researched account of the US Marine Corps and to a lesser extent Confederate States Marine Corps during the final year of the Civil War Sullivan provides fascinating and enlightening accounts of the Marines involved in the Battles of Mobile Bay and Fort Fisher, the seizure of Charleston, congressional debate about the necessity of a Marine Corps, succession after the death of the Commandant, and the guarding of Lincolns body and the captured assassination This book is a detailed, well researched account of the US Marine Corps and to a lesser extent Confederate States Marine Corps during the final year of the Civil War Sullivan provides fascinating and enlightening accounts of the Marines involved in the Battles of Mobile Bay and Fort Fisher, the seizure of Charleston, congressional debate about the necessity of a Marine Corps, succession after the death of the Commandant, and the guarding of Lincolns body and the captured assassination conspirators The author makes excellent use of primary sources such as Marines journals and letters, as well as official correspondence by Navy and Marine officers and government officials.This book almost gets a 5 star rat...

The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War - The Final Year
  • English
  • 14 February 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 325 pages
  • 1572492147
  • David M. Sullivan
  • The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War - The Final Year