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1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia
1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia, also known as the Spirit of '61, is a bronze statue by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown installed in Philadelphia at the Union League Club, 140 South Broad Street, Center City – adjacent to John Wilson's sculpture Washington Grays Monument.
History.
Commissioned in 1911 by the First Regiment, Infantry of the National Guard of Pennsylvania for that organization's 50th anniversary, this sculpture was installed in front of the Union League building on
- The First City
- Prince Alfred's Guard
- 9th South African Infantry Brigade (Raised 15 July 1940 at Premier Mine)
- Regiment President Steyn (Until 22/11/40)
- Die Middelandse Regiment
- Regiment Westelike Provinsie (Until 1 September 1940)
- 2nd Pretoria Regiment (From Sep 1940 to Oct 1940)
- 2nd Transvaal Scottish (From 4 Sep 1940 to 21 Nov 1940)
- 2nd Royal Natal Carabineers (From 9 Sep 1940 to 3 Oct 1940)
- 1st Regiment Botha