La Guardia Española de la Milicia Confederada
en Alabama
Por John O’Donnell Rosales
La guardia de milicia Española confederada de
la unidad de Mobile Alabama, estaba compuesta de extranjeros ciudadanos de España y sus colonias,con miembros de otras naciolidades, fue organizada en noviembre 06, 1863 y estava compuesta mallormente de mercantes, “cunas y tumbas” tanbien cirvio como la casa local para la unidad de guardias.

Tan bien habían otra casa similar de unidad de guardias formada por Francia, Británicos, Slavic y Alemanes, en Mobile la guardia Francesa, los rifl es Pplasky y fusiles Alemanes #2, la poblacion Italiana se unio al cuerpo de infanteria de Alabama 21st, companiag, con sus vecinos Espanoles, debido al parecido en el idioma y algunos se pueden encontrar en la unidad Española.

La ciudad de Mobile tenia aproximadamente
7061 personas, fuera del total de la población
aprox de 29,258, en 1860 la cual estaba conpuesta de nuevos Franceses, Espanoles, Slavic, German, and Britanicos (incluyendo Irlandeses, Escoseses y Gales). La Capital del estado y 1st Capital de los confederados localizada en Montgomery, Alabama, y tienen su propia llamada“Montgomery Foreign Guart.”

La guardia Espanola sirvio como parte de la reserva de Mobile County y cerro sus cervicios
como guardias provost y Scouts, en Mobile, con una minima extencion en Baldwin County.

Fue oficilmente deshabilitada en Abril 12, 1865
aunque algunos hombres avacuaron y otros confederados forsados y rendidos con el General Richard Taylor, en Citronelle, Alabama en Mayo 4, 1865.

The Spanish Guards, Alabama Confederate
Militia
By John O’Donnell Rosales
The Spanish Guards Confederate unit of Mobile, Alabama was composed mostly of foreign citizens from Spain and her colonies, with a scattering of members, from other nationalities. It was organized, on November 6, 1863 and was composed mostly of merchants and “cradle and grave” members. It served solely as a local home guard unit.

There were other similar home guard units formed by French, British, Slavic and German nationals (The Mobile French Guards, The British Legation Guard, The Pulaski Rifles and The German Fusiliers #2). The Italian population joined the 21st Alabama Infantry, Company G, with their Spanish neighbors, due to the language similarity and a few can also be found in the Spanish Guard unit.

The City of Mobile had a foreign born population of approx. 7061 people, out of a
total City population of approx. 29,258, in 1860, which was composed mainly of newer French, Spanish, Slavic, German, and English immigrants (including Scots, Irish and Welsh). The State Capital and 1st Capital of the Confederacy located at Montgomery, Alabama even had its own unit composed of foreign born resident’s aptly named, “The Montgomery Foreign Guard,” who among its ranks had a lone Hispanic, although a few others did serve, in other Montgomery local defense units.

The Spanish Guards served as part of the Mobile County Reserves and saw service as
Provost Guard and Scouts, in Mobile, and to a minimal extent, in Baldwin County.

It was officially disbanded on April 12, 1865 although a few men evacuated with the other Confederate forces and surrendered with General Richard Taylor, at Citronelle, Alabama, on May 4, 1865.