Could I suggest Morgan's Riflemen of Virginia, also known as Morgan's sharpshooters?? They used rifles, as their name implies, which were much more accurate with longer range than the smooth bore muskets in common military use at the time.? Morgan and his men became quite famous during the Rev War.
There is some good history written of them out there, but any specific title escapes me right now.
Chuck K4QS
On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 04:57:27 PM EST, David Wright <dwright@...> wrote:
Here is the overview from Ken about 2024 13 Colonies. I have already started researching this. Anyone have any particular knowledge / expertise in this area?
The 2024 theme for the 13 Colonies SE this year is "Colony State Militias".. Every state has tons of different formed citizen Militias! They are all on the internet. Pick one out, and highlight them for your QSL card for your state!. These were the State Volunteers!
The term "Minute Men" is a blanket meaning for the over-all citizen soldiers so I will use that term and graphics for the main certificate. You can use a special flag, seal/badge/uniform/soldiers, any graphic you can find!?
Even if your State Militia of choice had a famous leader?? You can mention this but try to high light the group as a whole.
Chuck K4QS