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  • Mississippi Marine Brigade
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  • The Mississippi Marine Brigade was a Union Army unit raised during the American Civil War as part of the United States Ram Fleet. These soldiers acted as marines aboard United States Army rams patrolling the Mississippi River. The unit was commanded by members of the Ellet family and was organized as part of the Regular Army instead of a State unit.
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Branch
Role
  • Mississippi river patrol
Nickname
  • Ellet Ram Fleet
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Caption
  • Col. Ellet's ram USS Lioness approaching the city of Memphis, Tennessee, to demand its surrender
Dates
  • 1862
Unit Name
  • Mississippi Marine Brigade
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Equipment
  • River patrol gunboat
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  • The Mississippi Marine Brigade was a Union Army unit raised during the American Civil War as part of the United States Ram Fleet. These soldiers acted as marines aboard United States Army rams patrolling the Mississippi River. The unit was commanded by members of the Ellet family and was organized as part of the Regular Army instead of a State unit.
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