Archive for 'From the Colonel' Category
General Order #2
14 February 2008GENERAL ORDER, Headquarters Western Brigade,
No. 1. Minneapolis, February 14, 2008
By virtue of orders from Headquarters First Federal Division, dated January 31, 2008 ,
The undersigned assumes command of the First Federal Division infantry for “At High Tide”.
Wm. James Moffet
Colonel
GENERAL ORDER, Headquarters, First Federal Division, Infantry
No. 2 Minneapolis, February 14, 2008
Major Robert T. […]
General Order #1
13 February 2008GENERAL ORDER, Headquarters, Western Brigade
No. 1 February 12, 2008
First Lieutenant William Hoskins, Western Brigade, is hereby appointed Adjutant for the forces under my command in the upcoming Missouri campaign.
Col. Wm. James Moffet
Slight Change of Plans
22 January 2008Due to certain technical issues, the registration procedure for Gettysburg “At High Tide” has been modified.
Please register for the event at the “At High Tide” site: http://www.wmhf.org/athightide/registration.html
Note that the costs go up after 16 February.
The Western Brigade leadership agreed at our annual congress last November to issue authentic rations at this event. We have not […]
Register for “At High Tide”
14 January 2008For more information about the event, consult http://www.wmhf.org/athightide/
Jim Moffet
Colonel, Western Brigade
Happy New Year!
3 January 2008New Year - New commanders! We have a new staff here at the Western Brigade; a new commander for the First Federal Division; and new leaders commanding both the Army of the Ohio and Illinois battalions. With new leaders you will see a re-birth of excitement for our great hobby all across the west. The state of […]
The Amazing Disappearing Post
23 December 2007It appears that the last missive from the good Colonel was eaten by Internet Gods. This is just a test to see if there’s something wrong with the system itself. We may be in need of an update
And here’s an update just because I can.
Oh…Merry Christmas.
2007 Meeting Minutes Now Available
5 December 2007Better late than never I suppose! Your friendly Clerk has been a bit overwhelmed of late…like since November. Anyway, all mea culpa-ing aside, the link below will take you to the minutes for the November Western Brigade Congress.
http://westernbrigade.org/history-and-philosophy/2007-meeting-minutes/
One more mea culpa…your friendly Clerk neglected to post a picture of the new Colonel. Bad […]
High Tide at Gettysburg - A Letter from Colonel Lavis
19 October 2007Gentlemen:
Please give this the widest possible circulation:
As I have said before, there is and will be mass confusion, and rumors and out right lies that will be spread concerning the Gettysburg event next June:
Some of this is just the normal traffic that always seems to take place, usually spread by know-it-alls, who just shoot off […]
More 2nd Minnesota - Mill Springs Uniform Data
17 April 2007At Mill Springs, the WB ‘battalion’ will be representing the Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Well trained under the leadership of Col. Horatio Van Cleve, the unit was made up of frontiersmen from all over southern & central Minnesota. Though it was their first battle, they performed with great ‘coolness’ and would go on to be […]
A note about Mill Springs
25 January 2007This is part of a message sent by General Dolive, and pertains to Mill Springs. It seems a good way to practice using this.
4. Mill Springs is the official NSA event. It was voted on by all Brigade Commanders in 2002 that they would make their best effort to get their men there. While things […]