GrumpyDave
10-19-2007, 06:43 AM
10 AM
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Gettysburg National Military Park
Hosted by: The Living History Guild (Member-Potomac Legion)
You are invited to participate in a memorial march honoring units engaged in operations July 3, 1863 in the vicinity of Big Round Top. Additional information will be forwarded to interested persons upon request. Slots are limited to the first 50 and are open to all Potomac Legion member units. Non PL members wishing to attend may request participation and be sponsored by a PL member. Once the maximum number of participants is reached, your name will be placed on a wait list and you will be notified in order of requests received to fill openings caused by cancellations.
This year the march is slightly less than 2 miles via the road network and in addition there are two foot trails in the vicinity of Big Round Top we will be traversing. The trails are fair, but there may be some blowdowns we will have to work around. Our activities will finish about the same time the parade begins downtown and we currently have no plans to join it
Previous march routes:
• Culp’s Hill to the Peach Orchard (5 miles)
• Reynolds Avenue to Barlow’s Knoll with emphasis on the artillery actions (2.7 miles)
• Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, Devils Den and Little Round Top (3.6 miles)
• Culp’s & Cemetery Hills (3.2 miles)
If you are interested in being a volunteer narrator and doing a battle history for one of the units listed below, please contact Doug Oakes oldsoldier51@yahoo.com. A maximum of 10 units will be scheduled in order to allow us to finish the march prior to the expiration of our permit.
Unit
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
5th NY Cavalry
1st Vermont Cavalry
118th Pennsylvania
119th Pennsylvania
12th Pennsylvania Reserves
5th Pennsylvania Reserves
9th Massachusetts
10th Pennsylvania Reserves
1st Vermont Brigade
6th Maine
49th Pennsylvania
5th Wisconsin
March route begins near the picnic area on South Confederate Avenue and finishes at the cul-de-sac on Howe Avenue.
At each stop the unit’s actions at Gettysburg will be given and the Roll of Honor read. In addition, a small flag will be laid in the name of the state that furnished the source of enlistments.
Participants will park on the RIGHT HAND side in the cul-de-sac on Howe Avenue and be shuttled to the start
Our permit allows weapons only within the confines of the march outlined above, so be advised, outside those limits you are subject to NPS rules, which forbid the carrying of firearms and can result in the confiscation of your weapon.
POC: Douglas Oakes, oldsoldier51@yahoo.com, 607-734-0458
Registration:
• Respond via email to oldsoldier51@yahoo.com by Nov 15, 2003.
• No fee, but we do need a headcount for logistics support.
Howe Avenue. It's off rt 134, directly across rt 134 from Wainwright Ave.(Taneytown Rd.) If you take the road that cuts between Big and Little Round Top, the 20th of Maine Monument would be on your left, you will pass the Vermont Brigade Lion on your left, when you hit 134, go strait across. It's a "dead end" that sort of goes off into a field.
If you've never done this little walk, I think it's a much better alternative to the parade(thing). Tell 'em Grumpy sent you.
I about forgot these:
Participant Guidelines
Federal Impressions Only
(Standards per the Potomac Legion Guidelines)
http://www.geocities.com/potomac_legion/
This is a remembrance march, not a campaign field event, therefore we ask you to wear clothing that is clean and in good repair. Brass and leather should at least be wiped down and free of mud. The uniforms should be kept generic and free of unit specific identifiers (state jackets, regimental numbers, badges, state plates etc) as we would like to present a uniform appearance as a group. All troops are asked to participate as a private, unless designated to fill a specific position.
ITEM PREFERRED ACCEPTABLE
Headgear Forage Cap
(Type I or II) Dress Hat
Coat Fatigue Blouse Frock coat
Shirt Federal Issue Shirt Civilian Shirt
Trousers Federal issue sky blue
Footgear Federal Issue Bootees Boots
Wool/cotton socks
Equipment
& Accouterments
Knapsack (with or without contents) Bedroll
Waist belt w/ leather keeper or no keeper
Cartridge box with sling and plates (US)
Cap pouch
2 rivet scabbard with bayonet 7 rivet scabbard
61 Springfield Rifle Enfield Rifle
Haversack-black tarred
Canteen smooth side with leather or cotton strap (jean cloth or no cover) Bullseye with cotton strap (no chain)
Gloves, gum blanket and/or a Federal greatcoat are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Portions of the route are exposed and subject to biting winds at this time of year. If it is unseasonably warm, we will leave these items behind at the start.
FILL YOUR CANTEEN PRIOR TO ARRIVING. Water resupply will be available along the route.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Gettysburg National Military Park
Hosted by: The Living History Guild (Member-Potomac Legion)
You are invited to participate in a memorial march honoring units engaged in operations July 3, 1863 in the vicinity of Big Round Top. Additional information will be forwarded to interested persons upon request. Slots are limited to the first 50 and are open to all Potomac Legion member units. Non PL members wishing to attend may request participation and be sponsored by a PL member. Once the maximum number of participants is reached, your name will be placed on a wait list and you will be notified in order of requests received to fill openings caused by cancellations.
This year the march is slightly less than 2 miles via the road network and in addition there are two foot trails in the vicinity of Big Round Top we will be traversing. The trails are fair, but there may be some blowdowns we will have to work around. Our activities will finish about the same time the parade begins downtown and we currently have no plans to join it
Previous march routes:
• Culp’s Hill to the Peach Orchard (5 miles)
• Reynolds Avenue to Barlow’s Knoll with emphasis on the artillery actions (2.7 miles)
• Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, Devils Den and Little Round Top (3.6 miles)
• Culp’s & Cemetery Hills (3.2 miles)
If you are interested in being a volunteer narrator and doing a battle history for one of the units listed below, please contact Doug Oakes oldsoldier51@yahoo.com. A maximum of 10 units will be scheduled in order to allow us to finish the march prior to the expiration of our permit.
Unit
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
5th NY Cavalry
1st Vermont Cavalry
118th Pennsylvania
119th Pennsylvania
12th Pennsylvania Reserves
5th Pennsylvania Reserves
9th Massachusetts
10th Pennsylvania Reserves
1st Vermont Brigade
6th Maine
49th Pennsylvania
5th Wisconsin
March route begins near the picnic area on South Confederate Avenue and finishes at the cul-de-sac on Howe Avenue.
At each stop the unit’s actions at Gettysburg will be given and the Roll of Honor read. In addition, a small flag will be laid in the name of the state that furnished the source of enlistments.
Participants will park on the RIGHT HAND side in the cul-de-sac on Howe Avenue and be shuttled to the start
Our permit allows weapons only within the confines of the march outlined above, so be advised, outside those limits you are subject to NPS rules, which forbid the carrying of firearms and can result in the confiscation of your weapon.
POC: Douglas Oakes, oldsoldier51@yahoo.com, 607-734-0458
Registration:
• Respond via email to oldsoldier51@yahoo.com by Nov 15, 2003.
• No fee, but we do need a headcount for logistics support.
Howe Avenue. It's off rt 134, directly across rt 134 from Wainwright Ave.(Taneytown Rd.) If you take the road that cuts between Big and Little Round Top, the 20th of Maine Monument would be on your left, you will pass the Vermont Brigade Lion on your left, when you hit 134, go strait across. It's a "dead end" that sort of goes off into a field.
If you've never done this little walk, I think it's a much better alternative to the parade(thing). Tell 'em Grumpy sent you.
I about forgot these:
Participant Guidelines
Federal Impressions Only
(Standards per the Potomac Legion Guidelines)
http://www.geocities.com/potomac_legion/
This is a remembrance march, not a campaign field event, therefore we ask you to wear clothing that is clean and in good repair. Brass and leather should at least be wiped down and free of mud. The uniforms should be kept generic and free of unit specific identifiers (state jackets, regimental numbers, badges, state plates etc) as we would like to present a uniform appearance as a group. All troops are asked to participate as a private, unless designated to fill a specific position.
ITEM PREFERRED ACCEPTABLE
Headgear Forage Cap
(Type I or II) Dress Hat
Coat Fatigue Blouse Frock coat
Shirt Federal Issue Shirt Civilian Shirt
Trousers Federal issue sky blue
Footgear Federal Issue Bootees Boots
Wool/cotton socks
Equipment
& Accouterments
Knapsack (with or without contents) Bedroll
Waist belt w/ leather keeper or no keeper
Cartridge box with sling and plates (US)
Cap pouch
2 rivet scabbard with bayonet 7 rivet scabbard
61 Springfield Rifle Enfield Rifle
Haversack-black tarred
Canteen smooth side with leather or cotton strap (jean cloth or no cover) Bullseye with cotton strap (no chain)
Gloves, gum blanket and/or a Federal greatcoat are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Portions of the route are exposed and subject to biting winds at this time of year. If it is unseasonably warm, we will leave these items behind at the start.
FILL YOUR CANTEEN PRIOR TO ARRIVING. Water resupply will be available along the route.