Shiloh, Tennessee April 7 9, 2017 SPECIAL ORDERS, Shiloh HEADQUARTERS COLONEL ROB VAN, COMMANDING (These are Tentative Orders and Subject to Change once on site) Special Order #1 Special Order #2 Special Order #3 Special Order #4 Special Order #5 Special Order #6 Special Order #7 Special Order #8 Special Order #9 Special Order #10 Special Order #11 Summary of Notes and Logistics Army / Brigade Command Structure Battalion Command Structure Reports Camping Schedule Friday April 7, 2017 08:30p Officers Meeting Agenda Guard Schedule Safety Infractions Medical Lost and Found BY COMMAND OF COLONEL VAN: MAJOR TOM BERLUCCHI, Chief of Staff OFFICIAL: Assistant Adjutant General 1
#1 SUMMARY OF NOTES AND LOGISTICS Shiloh is in the Central Time Zone, (Eastern 1). All times listed are respective to the local time zone. S ITE SPECIFIC ISSUES: NO Fire pits are to be dug. Fires on surface of land only. NO Trash is to be left by porta-pottys during or after the event. Roll off dumpsters on site should be utilized. ALL 1st Brigade Soldiers are to check in at Brigade Headquarters to avoid setting up in improper location. Expect to be moved if you don t follow this guideline. The Brigade has enough room to set up in traditional streets with a line for Officers and a line for NCOs. GPS L INKS FOR YOUR U SE: Registration. https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%c2%b006'56.2%22n+88%c2%b021'42.5%22w/@35.115605,- 88.361791,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d35.115605!4d-88.361791 Federal Camp Entrance. https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%c2%b006'53.1%22n+88%c2%b023'02.7%22w/ @35.114765,-88.3857165,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d35.114765!4d-88.384075 O THER INFORMATION: Registration. Open Wednesday at 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight. Then open Thursday at 08:00a 24x7. Vehicles should only be in camp (1) hour. Please unload and park, then set up. No vehicles allowed in camp after Friday at 12:00 midnight. Straw available for sale ($3), Ice available for sale ($2). Food vendors on site as of Wednesday. There are NO stores that are close or local, bring what you need. Sunrise approximately 6:30a. Battalions Information Rob Van - On site Wednesday later afternoon, 1st Battalion Commander Dave Brunner On site Thursday late morning, 2nd Battalion Commander Marty Walker On site Friday mid-day. You will see some information on meetings. It is a re-enactorism to bring multiple levels of people to meetings. This makes the meetings triple in size and become unmanageable. All Battalion and Company Officers = 1 Colonel per Battalion, 1 company officer per company (2 if command is split between Saturday and Sunday), and Major Berlucchi. (No NCOs, Lieutenants, etc.) All Battalion Commanders = 1 Colonel per Battalion, and Major Berlucchi. 2
#2 ARMY / BRIGADE COMMA ND STRUCTURE Federal Army Commander Chief of Staff Assisting Acting Adjutant General Chief Medical Officer Quartermaster / Chief Engineer Chief Musician Aide de Camp Aid de Camp Aid de Camp Aid de Camp General Bob Minton Colonel Bernard Biederman Major Mel Glover Lt. Colonel Trevor Steinbach 1st Lt. Scott House Captain RJ Samp Captain Tom Emerick Sgt. Bruce Grashel Sgt. Ron Demmy Sgt. Adam Bostock 1st Brigade Commander Colonel Rob Van robert.r.van@gmail.com 317-557-2244 Chief of Staff Major Tom Berlucchi tberlucchi@yahoo.com 248-840-4234 3
#3 BATTALION COMMAND ST RUCTURE 1st Brigade, 1st Battalion MDM, KAT Commander Colonel Dave Brunner ninthky_lt@yahoo.com 615-319-2736 Right Wing Lt. Colonel Howard Morgan hmorgan125@aol.com 470-509-1056 Left Wing Lt. Colonel Ted Opran tednc25@hotmail.com Chief of Staff/Adj Lt. Colonel Steve Lundburgh steveshannon1@att.net Sgt. Major Brian Castro cloverbjc@yahoo.com. 1st Company Captain Jason Brunner yankee_dragoon@yahoo.com 2nd Company 1st Lt. Greg Krohn krohn1861@gmail.com 404-376-1919 3rd Company Captain Todd Koster 4th Company Captain Jeff Cordell Captain Todd Wisnant 5th Company Captain Aaron Sayles ajs1861@yahoo.com 6th Company (Sat) Captain Brian Riley capt13th@gmail.com (Sun) Captain Matt Mallory matthew.j.mallory@gmail.com 1st Co: 9th KY 24 2nd Co: 125th Ohio 16 3rd Co: 66th Illinois 25 4th Co: 14th IA 20 5th Co: 8th Tenn 4th Tenn 6th Tenn 11 18 6 6th Co: 13th KY 76th Ohio 9 9 4
#3 BATTALION COMMAND ST RUCTURE 1st Brigade, 2nd Battalion Cumberland Guard, AOW, Great Lakes Battalion Commander Colonel Marty Walker MWalker43101@gmail.com 616-970-0649 Right Wing Lt. Colonel Jesse Poe Awfire15@aol.com 574-551-6366 Left Wing Major Dave Bauman info@baumanntd.com Chief of Staff n/a n/a Sgt. Major John Vohlken cwhonor@comcast.net (616) 915-0739. 1st Company Captain Ian Fulford ifulford@hotmail.com 317-979-7559 2nd Company Captain Will Behrman gw726@cummins.com 812-344-6656 3rd Company Captain Doug McComas dougmccomas@comcast.net 517 474-0353 4th Company Captain Ryan VanMaldegen ryanr@feedwm.org 616-901-5921 1st Co: 49th Indiana 18 2nd Co: 11th Indiana 19th Indiana 30th Indiana 44th Indiana 4th Michigan 25th Indiana 12th Michigan 5 1 4 3 1 5 2 3rd Co: 1st Michigan 15th Michigan 7th Michigan 6 8 7 4th Co: 3rd Michigan 26 5
#4 REPORTS REPORTS Report forms will be distributed at the Officers Meeting Friday evening. 6
#5 CAMPING The First Brigade will be camping in streets. The blue circle will be the approximate area for Civilian Camping of both the 1st and 2nd Brigade. The red X with the red circle around it represents the location of Headquarters of 1st Brigade. The red line indicates your path from Joe Dillon Road, to the Federal Camp Entrance, to 1st Brigade Headquarters. Figure 1: Map of Shiloh 7
#6 SCHEDULE Wednesday, April 5, 2017 12:00p Camps & Registration Open 11:59p Registration Closed Thursday, April 6, 2017 08:00a Registration Open 07:00p Brigade Officers Meeting (Battalion Commanders if present at Colonel Van s Tent at 6:45p) Friday, April 7, 2017 07:00a Reveille 08:00a Morning Reports due at Battalion HQ 08:30a Consolidated Morning Reports due at Brigade HQ 09:00a Consolidated Morning Reports due at Army HQ 02:00p Brigade Officers Meeting (All Battalion and Company Officers at Colonel Van s Tent) 03:15p First Call 03:20p Assemble on the Color Line 03:30p March to the Battlefield 05:00p Battle of Fallen Timbers (non-spectator) 07:00p Brigade Officers Meeting (Battalion Commanders at Colonel Van s Tent at 6:45p) 08:30p Brigade Officers Meeting (All Battalion and Company Officers at Colonel Van s Tent) 11:00p All Quiet 11:59p All Vehicles Out of Camp 8
#6 SCHEDULE Saturday, April 8, 2017 05:00a Silent Reveille for 2nd Brigade 05:10a 2nd Brigade Assemble on the Color Line 05:15a 2nd Brigade March to the Battlefield 05:45a Reveille 06:00a 1st and 3rd Brigade First Call 06:05a Assemble on the Color Line 06:15a 1st and 3rd Brigade March to the Battlefield 06:45a Battle: The Confederate Attack 08:00a Brigade Officers Meeting (All Battalion and Company Officers at Colonel Van s Tent) (This is a debrief of the Battle, meeting to take place directly after engagement) 10:00a Morning Reports to Battalion HQ 10:30a Consolidated Morning Reports to Brigade HQ 11:00a Consolidated Morning Reports to Army HQ (Please note that these reports may be delayed depending upon the length of the morning scenario, but need to be in before the afternoon scenario.) 12:30p Brigade Drill 02:15p First Call 02:20p Assemble on the Color Line 02:30p March to the Battlefield 03:00p Battle of the Hornet's Nest 04:00p Brigade Officers Meeting (All Battalion and Company Officers at Colonel Van s Tent) (This is a debrief of the Battle, meeting to take place directly after engagement) 05:00p 1st Brigade First Call for Purdy Patrol 05:30p Patrol Town of Purdy 08:00p Military Ball (Un Reconstructed) 10:30p Tattoo 11:00p All Quiet Sunday, April 9, 2017 07:00a Reveille 08:00a Morning Reports due at Battalion HQ 08:30a Consolidated Morning Reports due at Brigade HQ 09:00a Consolidated Morning Reports due at Army HQ 10:00a Church Services in the Activity Tent 11:00a Brigade Drill 12:00p First Call 12:05p Assemble on the Color Line 12:15p March to the Battlefield 01:00p Battle - Grant's Counterattack 03:30p Camps Close 9
#7 OFFICERS MEETING AGE NDA Friday April 7, 2017 at 08:30 p.m. FEDERAL HEADQUARTERS I. Colonel Van Introductions Vehicles Order of Battle Review Event Schedule Hand to Hand Discussion (Hornets Nest) Purdy Patrol (Command and Expectations) Importance of this event (Handling issues) II. Major Berlucchi Distribution of Report Forms Logistics (Water, Straw, Ice, Firewood, Port-o-lets) Medical Issues (SO#10) Lost and Found (SO#11) V. Colonel Van o Brigade Drill Discussion (Company Commanders may leave or stay at this point) 10
#8 GUARD SCHEDULE Each Infantry Battalion will be responsible for its own guards. At a minimum, each Battalion shall ensure that its camp and perimeters are guarded. It is suggested that Battalion guards operate from Friday from 12 PM to 12 AM, Saturday 8 AM to 11 PM, and Sunday 8 AM to 1:00 PM. All Guards shall be returned to their respective units for any Brigade drills or formations, and for Saturday's and Sunday's tacticals and battles. This recommendation is also to help facilitate traffic flow so participants have correct directions as they come into camp. Battalion Commanders should use their discretion on Guard scheduling based on any inclement weather. Brigade Headquarters does not require Guard staffing. 11
#9 SAFETY INFRACTIONS Any safety infractions noted to occur during the event are to be reported directly to the Brigade Chief of Staff/Assistant Adjutant General as soon as practical. SPECIAL ORDERS, #10 MEDICAL Each Battalion Commander MUST identify qualified medical personnel and provide a list of these individuals to Brigade Chief of Staff/Assistant Adjutant General with morning reports. Each Battalion Commander MUST identify any individuals in their command with pre-existing medical conditions that are relevant for the Command Staff to be aware of. The list is to include the person's name and specific company to which they belong (both within the battalion and the company designation they use throughout the year). All reports of actual injuries are to be identified by use of the term Medic. To marshal the appropriate resources the fastest, medical issues should be reported to Brigade Headquarters which has 24x7 modern communication with event staff. Finally, all occurrences of actual injuries are to be reported to the Brigade Chief of Staff/Assistant Adjutant General as soon as practical after the tactical and battles. SPECIAL ORDERS, #11 LOST & FOUND All items found are to be turned in at the Brigade Chief of Staff/Assistant Adjutant General s tent at Brigade Headquarters. All inquiries regarding lost articles are to be directed to the same area. After the event, contact Major Tom Berlucchi of the Cumberland Guard staff for reports of any lost items. 12