Confederate States Marine Corps

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The Confederate States Marine Corps was the marine branch of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, responsible for shipboard security, naval infantry duties, and supporting Confederate naval operations.

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Confederate States Marine Corps canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine corps
military branch
allegiance Confederate States of America
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
dissolvedIn 1865
duty enforcing discipline aboard ships
guarding naval installations
manning naval guns aboard warships
providing landing parties
establishedIn 1861
headquartersLocation Richmond, Virginia
historicalPeriod 19th century
language English
militaryBranchOf Confederate States Armed Forces
opposedBy Union Navy
United States Marine Corps
partOf Confederate States Navy
primaryTheaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Confederate coastal waters
Gulf of Mexico
reasonForDissolution defeat of the Confederate States of America
role naval infantry
shipboard security
support of naval operations
status defunct
subordinateTo Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
type naval infantry
usedFor defense of Confederate naval bases
defense of Confederate warships
usedRankStructureSimilarTo United States Marine Corps

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Confederate military leadership militaryBranch Confederate States Marine Corps
CSA militaryBranch Confederate States Marine Corps
subject surface form: Confederate States of America
Confederate States Navy hasPart Confederate States Marine Corps
Confederate States militia distinctFrom Confederate States Marine Corps