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Tag Archives: Marine Corps Hymn
The U.S. Marines of 1861
The American Battlefield Trust Conference this year was to have featured a tour of mine about the Marine Battalion at the First Battle of Manassas. It has been postponed until 2021. In the meantime, I wanted to share some of … Continue reading →
Posted in Armies, Battles, Leadership--Federal, Navies
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Tagged Battle of Baltimore, Battle of First Manassas, Boxer Rebellion, First Bull Run, John Harris, Marine Barracks Washington, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Hymn, Mexican War, U.S. Marines, United States Marine Corps, USMC, War of 1812, War with Spain
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Mexican-American War 170th: The Storming of Chapultepec
The American artillery roared. Mortars thumped, arcing shells over the castle’s walls. As a heavy cloud of smoke formed around the muzzles of the cannon and mortars, Winfield Scott kept a close eye on the shelling’s effect. Scott’s target was … Continue reading →
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Mexican War
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Tagged Antietam, Barnard Bee, Chapultepec, D.H. Hill, David Twiggs, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, First Battle of Manassas, George Pickett, Gideon Pillow, Grasshopper Hill, Henry Heth, Israel Richardson, James Longstreet, John Quitman, Levi Twiggs, Los Ninos Heroes, Marine Corps Hymn, Mexican-American War 170th, Molino del Rey, P.G.T. Beauregard, Richard McSherry, Robert E. Lee, Santa Anna, Silas Casey, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, United States Marine Corps, William Worth, Winfield Scott
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