Last year came across a great blog if you are a fan of the USMC and all things Corps., and that would be Noah Belew's Semper Fidelis Noah blog.
Back in February, he had an entry on the Confederate States Marine Corps, which essentially was a carbon copy of the USMC. Noah refers to it as the Second American Marine Corps. He goes into detail on its history and mission which was to "provide detachments for all warships and commerce raiders, guard naval yards as well as shore batteries.
He mentioned some of the shore batteries CS Marines were stationed at, including Fort Fisher. (which, by the way, fell today back in 1865). Many of the officers were formerly officers in the USMC, including the commandant, Col. Lloyd H. Beall.
Not many records remain as they were kept by him and burned in a fire. He passed away on the Marine Corps birthday, Nov. 10, 1887.
Well worth a read at http://noahbelew.blogspot.com or
http://semperfidelisnoah.com
Also, check it out for any and all things Marine Corps.
The Few, The Proud.... --Old Blockade-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
