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CjkCJkCjk
10-22-2015, 07:50 PM
Hello,

I am a Civil War enthusiast, I love to research into specific units such as the 14th Brooklyn and 33rd Alabama, I've tried researching the Columbus Guards but I can't seem to find anything, can someone give me some links or something? I would love to find more information on this unit

Thank You,
Cleburne

Mi'kmaq
10-22-2015, 09:48 PM
http://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/the-columbus-guards/

CjkCJkCjk
10-23-2015, 11:39 PM
Well thanks for that link but that's very general to the unit, I want specifics on the civil war XD

JimTom
11-15-2015, 05:15 AM
Well thanks for that link but that's very general to the unit, I want specifics on the civil war XD

I have spent hours searching for information on this company, with little results. Here are some links that I have found to be useful:

http://researchonline.net/gacw/county/muscogee.htm (Shows which regiment the company was in)

http://columbusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/EE0CD2BE-C4AF-4335-B0ED-788980792384 (contains some information on them in the description, I am still unsure if the red jacket was the standard uniform for the militia or if it was just ceremonial)

http://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/red-jacket/ (relates to a gun that the columbus guards were in custody of, really not much info on this page)

It looks like the devs got all of their information about this company from this link: http://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/the-columbus-guards/ , but if they did then they made a typo on the number of officers present at the Appomattox surrender. If you end up doing further research, please let me know what you find, I am very interested in knowing more about this unit! :)