Confederate States Marine Corps
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The Confederate States Marine Corps was a branch of the Confederate Navy, tasked with shore operations. It was modelled closely on the United States Marine Corps.
Confederate Marines were stationed at Confederate naval bases, as well as helping garrison shore fortifications such as Fort Fisher in North Carolina. Marines also served on Confederate warships, such as the CSS Alabama.
Their uniform resembled that prescribed for the Confederate Army, but since the CSMC was not very big and many of its records were destroyed in 1865, there is controversy about the exact details of the uniform.