http://westernbrigade.org Preserving their memory Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year! Following the lead of the First Federal Division, the leaders of the member units of the Western Brigade have chosen the Twin Rivers Campaign event, to be held 11-14 November 2010, is our primary event this year. The site is near Collierville, Tennessee, about 30 miles southeast ... http://westernbrigade.org/2010/01/13/twin-rivers-2010-ffd-event/ The First Federal Division event for this year - on the weekend of May 15-17, will be a living history encampment at Conner Prairie, Indiana. This year's event is going to be quite different from past Conner Prairie's. The scenario is that we will be representing a regiment in ... http://westernbrigade.org/2009/03/07/conner-prairie/ GENERAL ORDER, ... http://westernbrigade.org/2009/03/07/general-order-1-2009/ GREAT NEWS! The Western Brigade has received the amended permit for the "Living History March" on Friday, 27 June, from the PA Monument at GNMP to the event site. We are now allowed to move in any formation we choose so long as we are NOT on the ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/06/03/aht-march-update/ Time flys these days, doesn't it? The brigade is back from a very successful event at Stand of Colors in Kansas City, Missouri. I was a great pleasure to have Holme's Brigade back in the ranks, I surely hope that we see lots more of them in the ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/05/31/one-down-one-to-go/ Comrades, Registration for our battalion at this June's Gettysburg "At High Tide" is now over 225, and growing. My staff is working hard to insure that the experience of our battalion will be quite authentic. All aspects of Battalion drill will be practiced. It is rare to have ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/05/05/aht-update-and-a-new-ration-form/ Plans are being finalized for this event: companies are forming! We are only about a month away! The site is ready, and registrations are coming in at a nice rate. If you are on the fence, you will not want to miss this one! Bring ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/04/24/kansas-city-a-great-event/ The current registration for our battalion at Gettysburg "At High Tide" is over 150 men, and growing! At Gettysburg this year, we are continuing the "Next Step" program that Col. Lavis started several years ago. In this case, that means a full ration issue to all the men of the ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/03/20/at-high-tide-ration-issue/ We are about 2 monthes out from this exciting trip to the Trans-Mississippi.  The event site is almost ready, and a huge amount of volunteer work has gone into preparing for the event.  Registration is pretty good, but if you haven't yet signed up, please do so now.  You will ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/03/20/stand-of-colors-update/ GENERAL 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, ... http://westernbrigade.org/2008/02/14/general-order-2/