16053 Washington's Bodyguard at Support Arms K&C Crimean War The first one was EN398

The first one was EN398 JE-J

2 mortally wounded

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry during the Battle of Fort Wagner (Battery Wagner) in 1863

The enlisted men came from the working class or minority groups such as the Irish

According to many this particular ‘Crusade’ was ‘the best planned and organized’ of all these ventures and numbered over 100

16053 Washington's Bodyguard at Support Arms K&C Crimean War The first one was EN398Washington's Bodyguard at Support ArmsThe Commander in Chiefs Guard was authorized and organized in March of 1776. Commonly known as Washingtons Life Guard, or Bodyguard this unit of the Continental Army protected General George Washington during the entirety of the American Revolutionary War. The unit protected Washington as well as the money and official papers of the Continental Army. General Washington directed that the formation of the corps be