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North Carolina. Home Guard

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North Carolina. Home Guard

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98034920
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Name Authority File
Collection Membership(s)
- Names Collection - Authorized Headings
- LC Names Collection - General Collection
Variants
- North Carolina. Guard for Home Defence
Related Terms
- North Carolina. Militia
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+98034920#skos:Concept
Sources
- found: North Carolina Confederate Militia and Home Guard records, c1995: v. 1, introd. (Home Guard (or Guard for Home Defence)) v. 3, introd. (the Home Guard appears to have been formed in Oct. 1863 in the main to replace the Militia; Militia left with only officers; Home Guard formed with its own officers and composed of those ages 45-50 and under age 18; Home Guard duties included arresting deserters, keeping civil order, and meeting invasion of "the Enemy"; Militia officers also served in the Home Guard; explains why the two organizations appear fluid; future of the Home Guard was called into question when conscription law changed in 1864 to enroll those under age 18 and those 45-50 into Confederate service; Home Guard continued with those men not eligible for Confederate service)
Change Notes
- 1998-04-14: new
- 1998-04-14: revised

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