Native Guard
The Regiment was organized in New Orleans, Louisiana in October, 1862, and assigned to the defenses of New Orleans to December 1862. It operated in Louisiana until January 1863 when the it was sent to Ship Island, Mississippi.
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Famous quotes containing the words native and/or guard:
“The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
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—Bible: New Testament, Luke 21:34.35.