Old Guard State Fencibles
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The Old Guard State Fencibles was a militia organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that existed between 1813 and 1981.
The Old Guard State Fencibles, "a military organization raised in Philadelphia in 1813 as part of the Pennsylvania militia and continued as a unit in the National Guard until independent battalions were abolished around 1900. The unit then was chartered as a Philadelphia quasi-military unit and continued as a social club. Lineage of the State Fencibles is carried on by Troop B, 1-104th Cavalry Regiment of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard."[1]