AJC Article – Confederate memorials in metro Atlanta
Thought you all would like to see the latest regarding the monuments. Hope to See you all on Wednesday v/r, Martin A. Howley (Article may […]
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Gate City Guard Flag at AHC (Updated)
Shared by COL Dietrichs – Updated with an excerpt from an article detailing the arrival of our captured flag in Ft. Wayne Indiana in 1861 […]
Balloons of Fire & Why was the discovery of the jet stream largely ignored?
This month’s history talk was presented by Col. Henry Taylor. Henry was kind enough to share some of his background information from the May 2020 […]
85th Centennial Legion Annual Meeting
Coming up October 22-25, 2020 in Gettysburg, PA. Here’s the latest flyer from COL. Corsetti. HELPFUL LINKS RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE NOW Eisenhower Hotel & […]
1884-1879 Gate City Guard Photos
Shared by COL John Dietrichs … Folks – I’ve come across a copy of a 19th c. photograph of a Gate City Guardsman that was […]
April 10, 1865 – Lee’s Farewell
From COL Dietrich Many of you know that I am the President of the Atlanta Civil War Round Table this year. Just wrote and sent […]
Origin of the Old Guard – Napoleon
The Oldest Old Guard Belt Buckle Of historical interest to The Old Guard – Many of you know the origin of our name in 1893 […]
2020 Staff and Committee Assignments
Here are the staff appointments for 2020 including staff, all J committees and committee chairs for this year.
A Brief History of The Old Guard & Our Connection with Alexander H. Stephens
Submitted by COL John Dietrich The Gate City Guard of Atlanta was Chartered by Governor Joe Brown in 1858 as the first Militia group to […]
Kennesaw Museum Photos & Proposal
from COL Dietrich… Several years ago (2011) our OG relics, with the exception of the 1861 flag, were transferred to the Kennesaw Museum for storage […]