Johnny Van Zant still performs with a band.
The 6th Infantry Regiment -LRB- `` Regulars '' -RRB- was formed 11 January 1812 .. Infantry. Infantry. Zachary Taylor , later the twelfth President of the United States , was a commander of the unit .. Zachary Taylor. Zachary Taylor. The motto , `` Regulars , By God ! ''. derives from the Battle of Chippawa , in which British Major General Phineas Riall noticed that the approaching regiment had on the uniforms of militia , which the British had defeated at Queenston Heights .. Battle of Chippawa. Battle of Chippawa. Phineas Riall. Phineas Riall. defeated at Queenston Heights. Battle of Queenston Heights. Instead , the Americans pressed the attack .. Riall is assumed to have said , `` Those are Regulars , By God ! ''. -LRB- though the only source of this was opposing U.S. general Winfield Scott -RRB- .. Winfield Scott. Winfield Scott