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OGLETHORPE'S REGIMENT OF FOOT
(The "Old 42nd")
1737-1749
Shown here on this 1970 postcard by Devereux Industries is a Private, 1737-1749 of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot (The "Old 42nd"). One half of Oglethorpe's Regiment was recruited around Birmingham, England. Instead of enlisting for life, the new recruits were to serve for only seven years. Many brought their families with them to Georgia and later settled in the colony.
Shown here on this 1970 postcard by Devereux Industries is a Sergeant, 1737-1749 of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot (The "Old 42nd"). The symbol of a sergeant was the halberd. Previously a fighting weapon, its usefulness decreased, and by the 1740's it was more a mere symbol. Sergeant John Stuart received a battlefield commission to second Ensign (flag bearer) for his gallantry at the Battle of Bloody Marsh, July 7, 1742.
Shown here on this 1970 postcard by Devereux Industries is a Drummer, 1737-1749 of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot (The "Old 42nd"). Drummers were the "Signal Corps" of early armies. On the morning of July 7, 1742, the drummers at Frederica beat "to arms," calling out the British force against the advancing Spaniards. Defeated twice that day, the Spaniards became demoralized and soon left forever the "Debatable Land."
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