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General Orders No.1 2008 Series

The following units shall comprise the 4th Battalion (2nd Infantry Battalion Carolina Legion), 2nd Brigade, Hood's Division for the Pennsylvania campaign, to wit:

25th NC Troops

49th NC Troops

14th Iowa Infantry (serving with the 49th NCT)

At the present time the 4th Battalion will be organized into 3 companies and commanded by Brevet Major Robby Boyles of the 49th NCT. Should at least one additional company (a minimum of 4 companies) be organized Maj. Boyles rank shall be that of Brevet Lieutenent Colonel. The minimum company strength shall be 9 files and a minimum of 1 officer and 2 NCO's. Should the battalion fall below 3 companies and or the strength levels aforementioned, it shall be consolidated within the 1st Battalion, Col. Smith, Cmd'g.

Maj. Boyles will report to these headquarters, at his earliest opportunity, the identity of the officers and NCO's who shall serve upon the field and staff of his battalion, along with the strength of his command as reflected by those registered with the event organizers thus far.

This order shall be posted by Lt. Benson and read to the battalions of the brigade at their next Dress Parade.

By Order Of . . .

J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen. Cmd'g

2nd Brigade

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Special Order No.1 2008 Series

17^th January 2008

I regret to inform the officers and men of the 2nd Brigade Carolina Legion of the untimely death of Colonel Daniel Snyder, commanding the Confederate Military Force (CMF) , whom we have often had the pleasure of serving with in our brigade for well over 15 years. Col. Snyder was the lone fatality in an eight car motor vehicle accident near Martinsburg, West Virginia on the 15th instant.

Let our thoughts and prayers be extended to Col. Snyder's family and fellow comrades. He will long be remembered as a fine Officer and Gentleman, valued ally, and true admirer of the Confederate soldier.

May he rest in peace.

Arrangements have been reported to me as follows:

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am Friday January 18, 2008 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg. Chaplain Ron Marcinko will officiate. Interment will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30-11:30 am Friday in the funeral home and immediately following the interment at The Shultz House, 4 West Confederate Ave., Gettysburg, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to CMF Flag Preservation Fund in c/o Russell Dashiell, Esquire, 312 W. Main St. Suite A-South Salisbury, MD 21801

By Order Of . . .

Brig.Gen. J.H. Stepp, Cmd'g 2nd Brigade
The Carolina Legion

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Headquarters 2^nd Brigade

General Orders No.3 2007 Series

The officers and men of the General Staff of the 2^nd Brigade will give particular attention to the follow-up below to our discussions at Camp Marshall as prepared by Maj. J.M. Wenger, Brigade Chief of Staff and as annotated by this writer.

1^st Lt. Benson will kindly post this order upon the Carolina Legion website.

By Order Of…
J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen. Cmd’g 2^nd Brigade

Follow Up List
GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
DECEMBER 10^th 2007

Ordnance Department

Capt. Armstrong

2^nd Lieut. Sawyer

Ord Sgt. Baugh

Prior to year’s end, Captain Armstrong will establish liaison (via K.C. Meadows) with the Ordnance personnel at the corps level.

Captain Armstrong is to assemble (prior to the Gettysburg event) the Ordnance personnel contact information for the battalions in the brigade.

1^st Battn – Smith – Carolina Legion

2^nd Battn – Carver – Fighting First Va.

3^rd Battn – Sinclair – Palmetto Battn.

4^th Battn – 25^th NC, 49^th NC

Prior to year’s end, Captain Armstrong will ascertain for General Stepp whether each of the component Battalions has liability insurance.

There is the prospect of issuing ammunition in the field. This Headquarters will investigate the feasibility of that exigency. The Chief of Staff hereby will press Mr. Armstrong on the this issue.

To that end, Captain Armstrong will follow up with Mr. Eric Marshall to ascertain the availability of mule-drawn transport for the ammunition of the brigade. *Note: Not as critical now that Gen. King has pledged one supply wagon per brigade. I would encourage you to explore the issue with Eric nonetheless. JHS

Office of the Chief of Staff

Major Wenger

Captain Flynt

The General desires that this Headquarters secure services of the Invalide Corps for the purpose of securing clerks and establishing a camp guard while the brigade is in the field. Mr. West and Mr. Boyd are considering accepting this duty. *Note: Done – Messrs. Boyd & West have accepted and are now posted to the Legion Staff as such. JHS

Mr. Wenger should contact each of these two gentlemen *Note: It would still be well to make contact with them and discuss how they can best help in the role as Clerks and what administrative accoutrements they should equip themselves with. JHS

The Office of the Chief of Staff will maintain the following Brigade Volumes, with the Brigade A.A.G. to maintain custody of said volumes:

Orders

Correspondence Rec’d & Transmitted

Reports

By year’s end the Office of the Chief of Staff will have devised and forwarded to Brigade Headquarters for approval all proper morning report forms for the battalion and brigade level.

The Office of the Chief of Staff will establish liaison with the component battalions of the brigade and will ascertain the identity of all A.A.G. personnel at that level.

The Office of the Chief of Staff will ascertain the contact information for all musician personnel within the brigade, including all fifers, drummers, and buglers.

The Office of the Chief of Staff will establish liaison with the Federal City Brass Band.

The Brigade Chief of Staff will contact Mr. Randy Phiels concerning the identity of the primary EMT personnel on site at the event.

The Brigade Chief of Staff will contact the signatories to the "Horse Report" by years end and periodically thereafter in the way of verifying any change in status/ *Note: I will contact Jeff McRee of the 2^nd NC Cav. About Staff service and see if he may have additional mounts available for members of the Staff. JHS

Office of the Brigade Surgeon

Lt.Col. DeSessa

By year’s end, the Surgeon will contact the respective battalion commanders to ascertain the status and efficacy of their medical personnel.

By year’s end, the Surgeon will establish liaison with the Medical staff resident in the Division Headquarters.

The Surgeon will draft a listing of suggested best practices and guidelines for the benefit of the medical personnel of the respective battalions.

In a related matter, the Brigade Chief of Staff will contact Mr. Randy Phiels concerning the identity of the primary EMT personnel on site at the event.

*Note: Paul – Consider whether it would be more practical to group all medical resources with the respective battalions of our brigade in one area of our brigade camp or should they set up within the area of their respective battalions. JHS

Office of the Assistant Inspector General

Lieutenant Benson

Lieutenant Taylor

Before year’s end, Lieutenant Taylor is to establish liaison with the AIG office for General King. *Note: Do so as well at Corps or Army level.Office of the Assistant Quartermaster General

Major Pittman

Captain Major

Prior to year’s end, Captain Major is to accomplish (assisted by Major Pittman) an inventory of all the Brigade equipment, and compile a listing showing:

The item being inventoried

The item’s location

The item’s condition, particularly making note of all needed repairs

*Note: The inventory has been completed by Capt. Majors and is in my possession. JHS

By year’s end, Major Pittman will contact Sergeant Major Garris regarding the feasibility of his preparing one meal per day for the staff over a four day period. *Note: I believe we have changed this to working on one meal sometime at the event for the Staff, our Division Commander and the two-three other brigade commanders of our Division. JHS

By years’s end, Major Pittman will contact K.C. Meadows to establish liaison with the corps level Provost Marshall.GENERAL MEETING WITH ENTIRE STAFF

By year’s end, all Staff officers are to submit a ½ page biography of their reenacting military career for use on the Legion Website. *Note: As of this date 12/11/07, Gen. Stepp, Captains Armstrong and Majors as well as Lt. Benson have completed their bios with a picture. I believe it is important that all on the Staff do this as I am convinced we have a great deal of experience and talent that those within our brigade and division should be aware of. Please work on this ASAP.
JHS

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Headquarters,
The Carolina Legion
Special Orders No.3 2007 Series

The following are hereby appointed to the staffs of the Carolina Legion as well as the 2nd Brigade, to wit:

William Boyd and Charles West to serve as Headquarters Clerks & Provost Guards both at the rank of Corporal.

The officers and men of this command will obey all lawful orders issued by or received through both of these noncommissioned officers.

By Order Of . . .

J.H. Stepp,
Cmd'g Brigade
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Headquarters,
The Carolina Legion

2^{nd Brigade, Brig.Gen. J.H. Stepp, Cmd’g}^{Hood’s Division, Maj. Gen. J.H. King, Cmd’g
(Anticipated Composition for Gettysburg Campaign)}

^{Special Orders No. 2,}^{2007 Series
24 November 2007}^{1st Battalion}^{Col. Locke Smith, Cmd’g}^{sksmith@caa.k12.nc.us}

^{Lt. Col. C.S. Roberts}^{Chris26nct@aol.com}

^{Maj. Randal Garrison}^{rgarriso@burke.k12.nc.us}

^{1st Lt. (Adjutant) Ronnie Overby}^{thefireman@triad.rr.com}

^{Composed of:}

^{1st Infantry Battalion Carolina Legion (6th NC State Troops & 26th NC Troops)}

^{Estimated battalion strength – 170 officers & men}^{2nd Battalion}Col. Claude Sinclair, Cmd’g clsinclair@comporium.net

^{Lt.Col. Bruce Blackmon}^{bruceblackmon@bellsouth.net}

^{1st Lt. (Adjutant) Archie Kennedy}^{archiedkennedy@yahoo.com}

^{Composed of:}

^{The Palmetto Battalion}

^{Estimated battalion strength – 125 officers & men}^{3rd Battalion}^{Col. James Carver, Cmd’g}^{colonel1stregmt@aol.com}

^{Lt.Col. Clark Herman}^{lieutcolonel@1stregiment.org}

^{1st Lt. (Adjutant) Jamie Rife}^{adjutant@1stregiment.org}

^{Composed of:}

^{Fighting First Regiment (FFR)}

^{Estimated battalion strength – 200 officers & men

4th Battalion (Tentative)
Command structure not yet determined. To be composed of the 2nd Infantry Battalion Carolina Legion (25th & 49th NC Troops) and if sufficient additional troops are added to ensure that a minimum of 3 companies are fielded.}

^{To Be Composed of:}

^{25th NC Troops, 49th NC Troops & potentially several other NC units to which we have extended an invitation and are talking further with at this time.}^{Estimated battalion strength – 80 officers & men.}
^{Additional Attached Components}

^{Co. D 1st NC Artillery (Reilly’s Battery) 2 horse drawn guns – 27 officers & men / 11 horses (in the field will be detached to division artillery battalion)}

^{Carolina Fifes & Drums (Field Music Carolina Legion) – 9 field musicians

Federal City Brass Band (26th NC Regimental Band) – 17 bandsmen

Tarheel Rangers (Cavalry Carolina Legion) 12 mounted troopers (will serve as couriers & staff for brigade headquarters with any excess detailed for cavalry operations)}
^{Brigade Staff – 7 mounted 8 dismounted staff.}

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Special Orders No.1 2007 Series
7 November 2007

I take pleasure in announcing to the command the promotion of the following members of the Carolina Legion staff, to wit: 1st Lt. Graham Flynt, AAAG to the rank of Captain with the post of Assistant Adjutant General (AAG), Ordnance Sergeant Keith Sawyer to the post of Assistant Ordnance Officer to serve as such with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. James Baugh, formerly of the 26th Regiment NC Troops, is hereby appointed as Ordnance Sergeant for the Legion.

All Officers and men of The Carolina Legion are enjoined to obey all lawful orders received or as may be issued by and through them to this command.

These promotions and appointments will be reflected, as well, in the composition of the staff for the 2nd Brigade

By Order Of . . .

J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen., Cmd'g

The Carolina Legion

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Headquarters
The Carolina Legion
General Orders No.1 Series 2007

The army is being organized for a contemplated advance into the enemy’s country next summer in remembrance of the 1863 Pennsylvania campaign which culminated in the climatic three day battle of Gettysburg. Our command, The Carolina Legion, is to be assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division under the divisional command of Maj.Gen. J.H. King. Gen. King’s Division will portray the historical commands of Hood’s Division for the second day scenarios and Heth’s Division for the first and third day scenarios of the battle.

I have been accorded the honor to command the 2nd Brigade of King’s Division. Our brigade will have the privilege to represent that of Brig.Gen. Evander M. Law’s Alabamians when functioning as Hood’s Division and that of Brig.Gen. James J. Pettigrew’s Tarheels when our division represents that of Henry Heth’s.

We shall strive to organize the 2nd Brigade into a minimum of 4 battalions. Our goal will be for battalion composition to be at least that of 4 companies with company strength no fewer than 9 files, 2 officers and 3 sergeants per company, or a minimum company strength of 23. However, as the average strength of a Confederate regiment at Gettysburg was 340 officers and men - making the average company strength 34 officers and men - we strongly urge the battalion and company commanders to strive to reach the later level as being the optimum one.

Command of the infantry of The Carolina Legion during this campaign will devolve upon the next senior officer, Col. Locke W. Smith of the 26th Regiment NC Troops, reactivated, and whose command will be designated as the 1st Battalion 2nd Brigade.

By Order Of . . .
J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen.
Cmd’g 2nd Brigade
King’s Division

Headquarters
2^nd Brigade, King's Division
General Orders No.2 Series 2007

The following officers are hereby appointed to the brigade staff as well as that of the Carolina Legion through 2008, to wit:

Assistant Adjutant General (AAG) & Chief of Staff – Maj. J.M. Wenger
Brigade Surgeon – Maj. Paul DeSessa
Assistant Commissary of Subsistence (ACS) & Provost – Maj. Richard Pittman
Aide-de-Camp (ADC) – Maj. Dennis Williamson
Volunteer Aide-de-Camp (VADC) - Maj. Dale Clarke
Volunteer Aide-de-Camp (VADC) /Judge Advocate (JA)- Capt. Brad Bush
Ordnance Officer (OO) – Capt. Dick Armstrong
Assistant Quartermaster Officer (AQM) – Capt. Harold Major
Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG) – Capt. Graham Flynt
Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG) & Principle Musician – Capt. Richard Kingston
Assistant Inspector General (AIG) – 1st Lt. James Taylor
Acting Assistant Inspector General (AAIG) – 1st Lt. J.F. Benson
Brigade Sergeant Major – Sgt.Maj. Allan Garris
Brigade Ordnance Sergeant – Ord.Sgt. Keith Sawyer
Chief of Couriers – Sgt. Bert McKenzie

The aforementioned officers are instructed to acknowledge this order stating their willingness to so serve as indicated.

All members of the General Staff are hereby notified to assemble at one or both of the following locations on the dates indicated:

Camp Marshall – Stokes County No.Carolina - November 9th-11th, 2007 – A discussion will be held to inform the staff of what is to be expected of us during the 2008 campaign season and a briefing will be given to the officers and men of the 26th NC providing the available details for the 145th Gettysburg event. Headquarters will be established in the cabin usually available to us at that station.

Plymouth, No.Carolina – Washington County – April 25th-27th, 2008 – Ord.Sgt. Sawyer and his lovely wife Pat have invited the staff to a retreat at and upon the grounds of their Bed & Breakfast in historic Plymouth. We will conduct several business sessions regarding organization and preparation for the 145th Gettysburg event and portray the headquarters staff of Gen. Robert F. Hoke during the evening hours as part of the candlelight tour that weekend for the town’s annual living history weekend.

By Order Of . . .

J.H. Stepp, Brig.Gen.
Cmd’g 2nd Brigade
King’s Division

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