Republican Blues
The Republican Blues were a military company formed in Savannah, Georgia. The Blues were first organized in 1808 and served at Fort Jackson and in Florida during the War of 1812. The Blues, typical of Savannah's old military units, were a fraternal social organization and a well-trained military unit. The Blues defended Georgia's coast from the Union Navy between 1861 and 1864. Unlike most Confederate units formed during the Civil War, the Republican Blues had been an existing militia organization for over fifty years before the war started. They recruited from the most prominent families in and around Savannah. They fought in all the nations wars after The Civil War as part of the Georgia National guard, with the lone exception being The Spanish-American War. Today they remain in service,
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Republican Blues
The Republican Blues were a military company formed in Savannah, Georgia. The Blues were first organized in 1808 and served at Fort Jackson and in Florida during the War of 1812. The Blues, typical of Savannah's old military units, were a fraternal social organization and a well-trained military unit. The Blues defended Georgia's coast from the Union Navy between 1861 and 1864. Unlike most Confederate units formed during the Civil War, the Republican Blues had been an existing militia organization for over fifty years before the war started. They recruited from the most prominent families in and around Savannah. They fought in all the nations wars after The Civil War as part of the Georgia National guard, with the lone exception being The Spanish-American War. Today they remain in service,
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The Republican Blues were a mi ...... erica during the US Civil War.
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Distinctive Unit Insignia: 118 FA
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Presidential Unit Citation, Me ...... de Guerre, Belgian Fourragere
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The Republican Blues were a mi ...... Today they remain in service,
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Republican Blues
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Blues (special designation)
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Lightning Brigade (former)
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