It is important to realize that the Commander-in-Chief's Guard was the most elite unit in the Continental Army, and people then, like today, will exaggerate their service. Somewhere along the line, a member of von Herr's unit (Provost Guard) did this, hence the confusion regarding the units service. It may well have been unintentional, as in telling a story of riding with General Washington and "protecting him" - passed on thru the Generations he became a member of the "Guard". A recent article in Military History magazine alluded to the Provost Guard being Washington's personal guards, but it was in fact false. Frequently attached to headquarters and no doubt, when there was no other cavalry around, the Provosts would furnish mounted escorts for General Washington. Major Caleb Gibbs, Commandant of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard made mention of it on occasion and in the negative, as he was concerned about the appearance of General Washington being escorts by the Provost, as they were most often seen by the Army escorting Prisoners. In the final days of the war, when the army was being disbanded, the Provost Guard was discharged on June 13, 1783, at New Windor (or nearby), however a small detachment of a Sergeant, Corporal and eight troopers was retained as couriers and were placed under the command of Headquarters. It is possible that they escorted General Washington to Mount Vernon, but he did not mention the name of the unit so doing. His baggage was escorted by members of the last Commander-in-Chief's guard, all from a New Hampshire Regiment. There were other names that come close to "Washington's Body Guards." There are Washington's Life Guards, Lady Washington's Horse; Commander in Chiefs Guards. All of these, the horse part anyway, came from The Third Continental Light Dragoons or Baylor's Dragoons and mostly from the First Troop of the 3rd LD Best regards, Ed -- For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG