It is the only militia regiment known to have been called up during the war for a specific mission.

On an appeal made to the Governor for help, and a militia regiment was sent to the county.

In 1847, he was named surgeon for the local militia regiment.

The old traditional system continued, so that militia regiments only existed in some places.

Gaining experience in a militia regiment, even at the price of going to war, would be invaluable.

The next month most of the militia regiments were disbanded.

Burnett then became an assistant surgeon in a militia regiment.

This was an all-black militia regiment founded in the 1870s.

In turn, the officers then appointed 1/3 of their militia regiment as Minutemen.

The second line terços were only transformed into militia regiments in 1796.