Savannah Volunteer Guard | Military Campaigns

The Savannah Volunteer Guard

Historical Figures

War/Military Action

Guard Flag

Saylor's Creek

Military Campaigns

The Savannah Volunteer Guards werre involved in many of this nation's military campaigns, usually as a company or as individuals when the entire company wasn't needed. These campaigns are:

War of 1812	1812 to 1815
Seminole Indian War	1835 to 1836
Mexican War	1846
War Between the States	1861 to 1865
Spanish American War	1898
World War I	1917 to 1919
World War II	1941 to 1945

A prime example of this dedication to serving the nation in its hour of need occurred during the Mexican War. Only one company from Savannah was needed for service and the Irish Jasper Greens were chosen. This did not prevent individual members of the Savannah Volunteer Guards from volunteering and being accepted for service in other units of General Taylor's army.

Military campaigns are presented here in brief. More detail is available in History of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, Inc. 1802-1992 by Henry J. Kennedy.