It was established as an infantry company in the 1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment by CPT Thomas Tustin .
It was was called The National Guards after the Marquis de Lafayette 's unit Les Guardes de Nationale , one of several in the state to use this name .
It was established as an infantry company in the 1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment by CPT Thomas Tustin , and was called The National Guards after the Marquis de Lafayette 's unit Les Guardes de Nationale , one of several in the state to use this name .