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Forming the Brigade The concept of a mobile force of mixed combat arms troops borne by modified river boats belonged to BG Alfred W. Ellet Jr. The commander of the Union’s brown water ram fleet had grown disenchanted with the routine duties that were assigned to the surviving rams by the end of 1862 and […]
Mississippi Marine Brigade – Part 2
March 7th, 2014 · No Comments
Categories: Mississippi Marine Brigade (Campaign Series)
Tags: · 18th illinois, 59th illinois, 63rd illinois, alfred w. ellet jr., autocrat, b. j. adams, baltic, benton barracks, diana, e. h. fairchild, ellets rams, john raine, mississippi marine brigade, woodford
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