2021-02 Raynors HCA Live
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Broadside "CITY GUARD. REPUBLICAN BLUES." 13"x15", Savannah, Georgia, August 1, 1860, authorized by John W. Anderson, Captain Commanding Republican Blues, and records the resolutions of them pertaining to their visit to New York City and the hospitality of the City Guard of New York towards them. Silked. About very good condition.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.
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