The problem of of militaries in Russian provinces. is not widely examined in historical works. The article deals with the problem of temporary living of Rostov dire guards in the Saratov region in 1792 – 1794. This article is basis on the Russian state military historical archives of the Saratov region. The evidences of the contemporaries and witnesses play important rule. There is a lot of unknown biographical information about officers of the Rostov dire guards.