Periodically The Colonel will issue General Orders changing activities or guidelines for the Brigade.  This page is where they will be kept.  Latest issued will be on top

Head-Quarters of the 1rst Confederate Brigade

Camp at Joliet, IL, [20] [June], 1863

General Orders,

No.4

Gentlemen,

Based on feedback from various commands at the Naperville event the Colonel Commanding has ordered the Sgt. Major to address changes to the Brigades typical event schedule to address various requests.

To allow more time for each unit to cook and have time in camp before drill/battle the schedule has been revised to accommodate this. There will not be a formal 1^st Sergeants meeting to collect the morning reports. Each unit is requested to turn in their report to the Sergeant. Major before 7:30 am so a head count can be taken to help with planning for the event.

After the Brigade is formed for morning drill the artillery units will be dismissed and the Cavalry [mounted and dismounted] will be dismissed so they can drill separately. The infantry will drill as a combined unit. Each company may drill in addition to this drill if they choose.

At the Event Officers call the Brigade Colonel/staff and branch commanders will attend. Other Brigade individual unit officers may attend at their own discretion.

 A copy of a 1^st Brigade schedule is outlined below.

                 The orders of the Day by the Colonel, Commanding while the Brigade in campaign is;

 7:30      am           The 1^st Sergeants of each unit will take the morning roll report to the adjutant’s tent.

 8:00      am           Event officers call, the Brigade Colonel/staff and branch commanders will attend. Other Brigade individual unit officers may attend at their own discretion.

 9:00       am          Brigade officers call, the Brigade Colonel/staff, branch commanders and all company commanders and 1^st sergeants, at the discretion of the unit commanders, will attend.

 9:50       am             Musician’s /Assembly of the Buglers by drum/bugle to call all musicians. Musicians will report to the Adjutants tent.

                                Attention, 10 minutes latter.

Assembly, 10 minutes after Attention, *

 10:10     am           to the colors [or adjutants call], all units will proceed to the parade field and fall into the parade line by successive formations under the direction of the Adjutant. Brigade will be formed and orders reviewed.

 10:30     am             Brigade Drill; the artillery will be dismissed from Brigade drill, the Cavalry and Dismounted Cavalry will be dismissed to drill as separate branches. The Brigade Infantry unites will drill as an Infantry Brigade.

 1:15       pm        Musician’s /Assembly of the Buglers

Attention, 10 minutes latter.

Assembly, 10 minutes after Attention, *

To the colors [or adjutants call], 10 minutes after Assembly

 1;45       pm            Brigade will be formed and shall be directed by the Officer commanding to the Battlefield for a 2 pm              Battle.

*The color company, if one is present, shall proceed to the parade field to be posted on the color line by the Adjutant.  

The colonel wishes to request Branch or Unit Commanders to bring other issues to his attention as they come up at any time. The Brigade staff is here to serve the various unit members and this feedback is essential for the success of the Brigade.

By command of Colonel R. Bierman

J. Thurston, Sergeant Major

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