The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War-The Third Year
Description:
Describes the adventures and misadventures of an entire generation of Marines during the Civil War, covering the Marines' ill-fated attempts to recapture Fort Sumter, their foreign duty in the Pacific and East India Squadrons, their role in the sinking of the C.S.S. Alabama and the capture of the C.S.S. Florida, and their battles against mobs in the July 1863 New York draft riots. The Corps' system of justice during the period is explored using period accounts and court- martial records. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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