Gunny G's Marines History and Traditions:
"Hash-Mark":
"I find it interesting that the adoption of the hash-mark as an item of uniform made its entry into the Marine Corps in 1833, not as a service stripe, as it was later, but as an insigne of rank (on the fatigue uniform)--sergeants and corporals wore two stripes and one stripe respectively below the elbow.
The designations prevailed until 1859.
Ref
Enlisted Rank And Grades, 1775-1958, by Bernard C. Nalty, Historical Branch, G-3, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, washington, DC, June 1959"
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