Discussion Continental Morgan Guard aka 5th Virginia Company K - Confederates dressed as Revolutionary war soldiers

UncleBourbon · Oct 31, 2019

I did a quick search and saw no discussion on this very obscure Confederate company.
Here's some great information on them that I strongly recommend reading if you're interested in Revolutionary War uniforms during the Civil War:

https://5thvirginia.webs.com/continentalmorganguard.htm

Maj Matthew Burwell Bassett “Mannie” Washington...

Born in 15 Aug 1830 and died in 1 Aug 1868 Winchester, Virginia Maj Matthew Burwell Bassett “Mannie” Washington

www.findagrave.com

Stone in the wall · Oct 31, 2019

Enjoyed the cartoon, and the history on company K. Thanks.

Seduzal · Oct 31, 2019

Welcome to CWT from the Smoky Mountain side of North Carolina. Thanks for sharing this interesting article. Enjoyed reading it.

Larryh86GT · Oct 31, 2019

Interesting.

W. Caldwell-37thNC-Cmpk · Oct 31, 2019

I didn't know this, super interesting. Thanks for the post.

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Discussion Continental Morgan Guard aka 5th Virginia Company K - Confederates dressed as Revolutionary war soldiers

UncleBourbon

Private

Maj Matthew Burwell Bassett “Mannie” Washington...

Stone in the wall

First Sergeant

Seduzal

Brigadier General

Larryh86GT

Sergeant Major

W. Caldwell-37thNC-Cmpk

Private