The Home Guard of the several states of the Confederacy during the American Civil War included all able-bodied white males between the ages of 18 and 50 who were exempt from Confederate service, excepting only the governor and other officials.

Feb 24, 2024 · Allegedly pro-Confederate and authorized to act as commissaries to gather horses and cattle while arresting draft evaders and deserters, the home guards sometimes appeared indistinguishable from the bandits, such as Colquitt's Texas Rangers and Gatewood's guerrillas.

On July 7, 1863, An Act in Relation to the Militia, and a Guard for Home Defense - along with three (3) other Acts - was passed by the General Assembly. The new Home Guard was fully under the control of the governor and it was now legal for them to go after Confederate deserters.

On July 7, 1863, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation to create the Home Guard. By 1863, the Civil War had become an internal crisis for the state of North Carolina. Large sections of Piedmont and western North Carolina were openly opposed to the Confederate government and the administration of Gov. Zebulon Vance.

These organizations were composed of mostly aged civilians (too old to actively serve) and later infirmed Confederate Veterans, no longer capable of active service. The Home Guards also attracted persons who could not serve due to medical disqualification.

Feb 11, 2016 · The Confederate Home Guard (1861–1865) worked in coordination with the Confederate Army, and was tasked with helping track down and capture Confederate Army deserters. Home guard units also acted as “plantation police,” charged with making sure blacks had passes that permitted them to be out and about.

Aug 9, 2015 · Many Confederate Home Guard units disbanded before the war’s end, thinking it safer to melt into the civilian populace, or enlist and then surrender with Confederate regulars, than to risk judgment by Yankee authorities or vengeful neighbors.

The Home Guard included all able-bodied white males between the ages of 18 and 50 who were exempt from Confederate service, excepting only the governor, judges, members of the General Assembly and Congress, clergymen, county sheriffs, registers of deeds, and clerks of court.

6 days ago · A slave who once couldn’t afford the $800 price to secure his family’s freedom, Robert Smalls went on to buy his former slave owner’s home after he risked everything to escape slavery ...

Enslaved Combee people were aware of the location of sea mines (torpedoes) planted by Confederate soldiers in the 40-mile-long Combahee River, which posed a threat to the U.S. military boats on the water. After the Battle of Port Royal, plantation owners supported Confederate efforts to block access to the river.

The Home Guard of the several states of the Confederacy during the American Civil War included all able-bodied white males between the ages of 18 and 50 who were exempt from Confederate service, excepting only the governor and other officials.

The Confederate Home Guard (1861–1865) was a somewhat loosely organized militia that was under the direction and authority of the Confederate States of America, working in coordination with the Confederate Army, and was tasked with both the defense of …

Aug 25, 2012 · However, State and local "home guard" units were in some States charged by State laws with apprehending Confederate Army deserters, and turning them back over to the army. Notice the home guards were essentially for county defense, not State-wide like the militia.

Apr 5, 2022 · Yancey County’s home guard, the 72 nd Battalion, North Carolina Home Guard, was assigned to the 1 st Brigade North Carolina Home Guard on September 26, 1863. Samuel D. Byrd, a former lieutenant in the 16 th North Carolina State Troops, was assigned command at the rank of lieutenant colonel. [2]

Oct 7, 2024 · The Confederate Home Guard (1861–1865) was working in coordination with the Confederate Army, and was tasked with both the defense of the Confederate home front during the American Civil War, as well as to help track down and capture Confederate Army deserters. The Home Guard was a type of militia for the Confederacy.

5 days ago · The signing of the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary Act on February 19, 1941, repealed the 1939 law, and created two new components: the Auxiliary and a military Coast Guard Reserve. The new Auxiliary was essentially identical to the organization created in 1939, i.e. uniformed, civilian, and volunteer.

Often, the Home Guard was made up of former Confederate soldiers who had been discharged (often for being wounded) and, of the officer corps of the militia. Every county had at least one pre-war militia regiment.

Initially tasked with being the defense force against any Union Army elements that might pass through the Confederate battle lines and enter into Southern territory, the Home Guard was later utilized to help capture Confederate army deserters returning to their homes.

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Abstract: The majority of the records from Montgomery County held by the State Archives come from the various courts located in the county. These records include criminal and civil appearance dockets from the Independence and Coffeyville city courts; naturalization records for individuals wishing to become United States citizens; district court civil and criminal case files; some …

The Home Guard of the several states of the Confederacy during the American Civil War included all able-bodied white males between the ages of 18 and 50 who were exempt from Confederate service, excepting only the governor and other officials.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, and in 1861, Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. Montgomery County was formed from Wilson County on February 26, 1867, and named in honor of General Richard Montgomery, who was killed in action during the American Revolution.

Jan 2, 2013 · On the county map Fawn Creek can be found in Township 35-south and Range 15-east. On the township map Fawn Creek can be found un section 6. By 1916 the town ship map shows that Tyro moved a mile north and is now in section 31.