supply detachments to naval vessels for duty in the Mediterranean. Lieutenant Colonel Burrows is credited with beginning many of the Corps' institutions, including, most notably, the U.S. Marine Band, which he financed in part by levying contributions from his officers. He demanded high standards of professional performance and personal conduct of his officers and these have become hallmarks of the Corps. Ill health forced his resignation on March 6, 1804. Lieutenant Colonel Burrows died a year later in Washington, D.C. He was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Georgetown, in the District of Columbia. His remains were re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery on May 12, 1892. References 1758 births 1805 deaths American military personnel of the Quasi-War Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Military personnel from Charleston, South Carolina United States Marine Corps Commandants United States Marine Corps officers South Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution