General Orders No.2 (2010 Series)
The typical minimum standards for fielding a company within The Carolina
Legion and that which we encourage organizations working with us to
adopt are:
9 files and at least 1 officer and 2 NCO's for a total of 21.
For the purposes of the upcoming March Bentonville event as well as for the
Carolina Legion units participating in the April NPS living history at
Appomattox, and to reflect the often greatly diminished strengths of the CS
units present in these two campaigns; we will reduce those minimum field
requirements as follows:
7 files and at least 2 NCO's and or 1 Officer of junior grade (rank of 1st
Lt or less) and 1 NCO for a total of 16 or 17 depending on rank structure
adopted. In my view, there's nothing wrong with these small companies being
commanded and directed solely by experienced NCO's, particularly if your
existing officer corps would be stretched too thin covering any additional
companies created.
I believe this also beneficial in that it will allow junior officers and NCO's of your organizations command
opportunities not normally available to them - serving too, as a good way for
them to gain experience and perhaps provide incentive for them to grow within
our avocation.
Of course the field organization of your respective commands remains your
prerogative, but I recommend to your consideration the adoption of this minimum
structure for the reasons stated, albeit for the indicated events only.
Capt. Benson will kindly post this order upon the Legion website.
By Order of . . .
J.H. Stepp, Cmd'g 2nd Division
Army of the South
Based upon returns received from the component units of the Carolina Legion
over the last several weeks, the following Order of Battle has been
developed.
Maj. Wenger, please assimilate the salient data into a spreadsheet so that
we might track attendance by the various units at Legion events and maintain a
record of their aggregate strength as opposed to their effective strength in the
field. I will soon send you a breakdown of these numbers by rank and I think it
would be well to track that as well.
Unit commanders let us establish, henceforth, the reporting of your unit
strengths and the submission of a roster with name, rank and email if later is
available, twice yearly. Deadlines for submission will be: February 1st
and August 1st of each year. Therefore I would look for your next report on this
subject by 8/1/10.
Capt. Benson, please post this order upon the Legion website.
Any corrections to the data on the OB should be submitted to Maj. Wenger,
myself and Capt. Benson.
Any corrections should be submitted to both Maj. Wenger and myself.
Gentlemen, thank you kindly for your cooperation in these matters.
The
Carolina Legion
Order of Battle (As of 1/1/10 )
Brig.Gen. J.H. Stepp, Cmd’g transyadkin@yahoo.com www.carolinalegion.com
Brigade Staff - (19 Officers & Men)
(Total Officers & Men - Legion paper strength - 401)
1st Infantry Battalion Carolina Legion- Col. Skip Smith commander@26nc.org
(Battalion paper strength - 207)
26th NCT - (3-4 companies) www.26nc.org Lt.Col. Chris Roberts Chris26nct@aol.com (169 Officers & Men)
6th NCST - (1 company) www.6ncst.org Capt. Stan
Morton lsmorton@esinc.net (38 Officers &
Men)
2nd Infantry Battalion Carolina Legion-Senior Capt. Jule Morrow jmorrow@aol.com
(Battalion paper strength - 112)
*Note - this battalion is activated only if the 25th, 35th and 49th NCT can place a minimum of two companies in the field (total of 42 officers & men). Command of the battalion will be based upon the unit providing the most troops at the event in question. Should units totals be close command will be extended in favor of the Senior Captain of the battalion - Jule Morrow.
25th NCT - (1 company) www.25thnctroops.org 1st Sgt. J.D. Medford jd25thnc@bellsouth.net (60 Officers & Men)
35th NCT - (0-1 companies) www.35thnct.org Capt. Jack Flagg rflaggcwr@yahoo.com (18 Officers & Men)
49th NCT - (0-1 companies) www.49nc.org Capt. Jerry Hopping waterjocky@earthlink.net (34 Officers & Men)
Artillery of the Carolina Legion-Capt. David Stanley commander@reillysbattery.org
Co.D 10th NCST (1st NC Artillery) 2 horse drawn 10 pdr. Parrotts (22 officers & Men)
Cavalry of the Carolina Legion-Sgt. Bert McKenzie ellerberebel@yahoo.com
Carolina Fifes & Drums-Principle Musician Bill Bynum bmwbynum@aol.com
Field Music - http://www.fifedrum.org/ncfieldmusic (11 enlisted Musicians)
The Federal City Brass Band (26th NC Regimental Band) Principle Musician Jari Villanueve
26th NC Regimental Band www.federalcitybrassband@erols.com (19 Bandsmen)
Carolina Legion Brigade Hospital-Surgeon Paul DeSessa pdessessa@nc.rr.com
*Note website currently down and being reconstructed - (4 Officers and Enlisted men)
By Order of...
J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen., Cmd'g
The Carolina Legion & 1st Brigade Southern Division
General Orders No.12 (2009 Series)
I take pleasure in announcing to the Officers and Men of The Carolina Legion the invitation to serve upon and acceptance by Legion Principle Musician Richard Kingston to the Board of Directors for The National Association for Civil War Brass Music, Inc.. This national non-profit organization's mission is to collect, preserve and make available for research and performance both the music and the instruments of American brass bands of the mid 19th century, particularly military bands and bugles of the Civil War, and to present such music in public performances for the purpose of educating the general public and furthering public awareness understanding of this important part of our American cultural heritage,
Prin.Musc.Kingston now joins with 26th NC Regimental Band leade,r Jari
Villanueva and band manager Heather Faust, who also serve as officers of this
worthy organization. I suspect Prin.Musc. Kingston is the first North Carolinian to so serve on this board and as such
it brings credit to both our native state as well as to this command.
The Carolina Legion has been so fortunate in its association with some of
the finest period musicians currently in the nation. The Field Music and Band
add so much to our efforts and their effect upon the positive morale of our
troops is incalculable and impossible to surpass. Could anyone present forget
marching through the streets of old New Bern during our monument dedication
weekend with both the Band and the Field Music alternating in the playing of patriotic and
period pieces at head of our column. I do believe that I could have marched onto
Washington City with them playing at our head and those moments remain among the
most memorable and inspiring ones of my 30 years of service.
I trust the Officers and Men of the Legion will extend their
congratulations to Prin.Musc.Kingston on the occasion of this honor and I ask
that Capt. Benson post this order upon the Legion website as well as provide a
link to the NACWBM at www.nationalcivilwarbrassmusic.org
Needless to say we all should express our appreciation to both the Band and
our Field Music at every opportunity presented as well as support their efforts
through the purchase of their respective music CD's.
By Order Of...
J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen., Cmd'g
The Carolina Legion & 1st Brigade Southern Division
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Special Orders #8, 2009 Series
22-December-2009
General Orders No.11 (2009 Series)
22-December-2009
I have
the sad duty to inform the Staff of The Carolina Legion/1st Brigade Southern
Division of the death this morning of Capt.of Ordnance Dick Armstrong's father
after a lingering illness. Mr. Armstrong was a veteran of WWII having served in the 41st
Division US Army in the Pacific
Theater.
I
hereby direct that Chaplain Brantley Taylor prepare a letter of condolence to be offered to the Armstrong
family on behalf of the Staff and forward to Capt. Armstrong, and that he
further compose a prayer in memorium to Mr. Armstrong to be delivered before the
Staff at the Bentonville event
in March of 2010. As a measure of respect and admiration for this member of "The
Greatest Generation", in
recognition of the knowledge that sacrifice and valor knows no constraints in
time, and moreover as an illustration of regard and sympathy toward our comrade,
Capt. Dick Armstrong, I further order that the Staff of The Carolina Legion show
the customary badges of military mourning for the next 90 days at any event or
function while wearing the uniform.
When I
spoke with Capt. Armstrong earlier today, arrangements were incomplete, however
Twiford Funeral Home 500 Budleigh St. Manteo, NC 27954
(252)473-2499 will be serving the Armstrong family.
Please
join me in extending our most heartfelt sympathies to Capt. Armstrong and his
family for their loss.
Capt.
Benson will kindly post this order upon the Legion website.
By
Order Of...
J.H.
Stepp, Brig.Gen., Cmd'g
The Carolina Legion & 1st Brigade Southern
Division
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General Orders No.11 (2009 Series)
Effective this date, 14 December 2009, I take pleasure in announcing the addition of Company F 35th Regiment NC Troops, Capt. Ron Flagg commanding, to the ranks of The Carolina Legion and their assignment to the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Legion.
Chief of Staff J.M. Wenger is hereby
directed to add to the register of Commissioned Officers of The Carolina Legion Captain Ron Flagg
with an effective commission date of: 4 July 2008.
Capt. Benson will kindly post
these orders upon the Carolina
Legion website and add a link to Capt. Flagg's unit, 35th
N.C.T.
By copy of this post, Brevet
Maj.Gen. S. Christian Anders, Cmd'g The Southern Division and Division
AAG, Maj. R. Watters, are hereby informed of the addition of Co.F 35th NCT to
the Order of Battle for the 1st
Brigade Southern Division.
Capt. Flagg informs me that he
anticipates his command will be ready for service for the upcoming Carolinas Campaign and will effect a
junction with us at Bentonville.
The Officers and Men of The
Carolina Legion are encouraged to extend their greetings and appreciation for
these most welcomed reinforcements and fellow Tar Heels to Capt. Flagg and his
command. The Captain may be reached by wire at the following
station:
rflaggcwr@yahoo.com.
By Order Of . . .
J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen,
Cmd'g
The Carolina Legion &
1st Brigade; Southern Division
General Orders No.10 (2009) Series
The initial Order of Battle for our Division at
Bentonville is provided as follows. I say initial in that we are unlikely to
know with certainty the final organization until we ascertain with better
accuracy the numbers which will eventually field themselves for the campaign in
question:
Division Artillery - Capt.
David Stanley (2 horse drawn guns)
1st Brigade - Brig.Gen. Thomas
Jessee
1st Battalion - Army of the Gulf & FFR - Col. Donald Bowman (Note -
depending upon final numbers fielded the FFR troops in attendance may be asked
to serve with the Palmetto Battalion)
2nd Battalion - 1st Infantry
Battalion The Carolina Legion - Col. Locke Smith
3rd Battalion - The Palmetto
Battalion - Col. Claude Sinclair
4th Battalion - 2nd Infantry
Battalion The Carolina Legion - Capt. Jule Morrow (Note - The 2nd Infantry
Battalion of The Carolina Legion will field itself if two or more 20 man
companies can be fielded by the 25th & 49th NC Troops - if not they will be
consolidated within the 1st Infantry Battalion The Carolina Legion)
2nd Brigade - Brig.Gen. David
Cornett
While we have not yet received
projected numbers from Longstreet's Corps, based upon the beliefs of our
over-all commander, Gen. Jennette, it is thought that Longstreet's Corps will
field at least two infantry battalions which will thus comprise the 2nd Brigade.
I ask that Gen. Cornett and or Col. Grosson report projected numbers and the
organization of their brigade at their earliest opportunity.
Capt. Benson will kindly post
these orders upon the website of The Carolina Legion.
By Order Of...
J.H. Stepp, Brevet Maj.Gen.,
Cmd'g Division
I take pleasure in announcing the
appointment to the Brigade/Legion Staff of Robin Brackett of Cleveland County.
Robin is a former trooper with the 5th NC Cavalry and will now serve as Courier
and Mounted Color Bearer with the rank of Corporal reporting to Sgt. Bert
McKenzie, Chief of Couriers.
Please join me in welcoming him to the Staff.
By Order Of. . .
J.H. Stepp,
Cmd'g
Special Orders No.6 (2009 Series)
I cannot but view
this development as an additional indication of the high regard this command
holds with our Division Commander, Brevet Maj.Gen. S. Christian Anders,
commanding The Southern Division.
Capt. Benson will kindly post
these orders upon The Carolina Legion website.
By Order Of . . .
Brig.Gen. J.H. Stepp,
Cmd'g
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Special Orders No.5
(2009 Series)
29 Sept.
2009
Allan Leonard of the 26th Regiment NC Troops is hereby appointed to the staff of The Carolina Legion and 1st Brigade, Southern Division as 1st Lieutenant (Acting Assistant Inspector General) as well as Liaison Officer of the 1st Brigade to Brevet Maj.Gen. S.Christian Anders.
The officers and men of this command will accord expected military courtesies to Lt. Leonard and facilitate the performance of his assigned duties.
By Order Of...
J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen., Cmd'g Brigade
