24th Illinois Federal adjunct Battalion - Perryville Oct 5-7, 2012

[Jim of The SRR]

24th Illinois Federal adjunct Battalion - Perryville Oct 5-7, 2012
Submitted for your approval:

SCAR, in conjunction with several other progressive units, will be forming a Federal adjunct battalion for the 150th annivesary of the Battle of Perryville on Oct 5-7, 2012. We have approval from the event organizer to put together this battalion. Companies structure has already begun, but not finalized:
Co. A: SCAR - CO - to be determined
Co. B: Shingle Roof Boys & Armory Guards - Jordan Roberts
Co. C: SCAR - Ken Giddens
Co. D: Trans-Miss - Michael Comer
Co. E: Eastern Co.: Pete Berezuk
Co. F: Hairy Nation Boys - POC Natahn Hellwig
Co. G: Independent Rifles - Pat Landrum

* Identified unit impression: 24th Illinois (A. McCooks 1st Corp, Rousseaus 3rd Div, Starkweathers 28th Brgde)
* Impression guidelines will be published (these will be a bit more detailed and stricter than the overall event standards).
* SCAR is working in conjunction with other groups to host this battalion, but Staff and leadership will be spread among all particpating groups. Goal is 130 men.
* Additional activities to also include a tentative tactical and brief march.
* Traditional EBUFU activities: ration issues, guard, drill, correct camps.

If you would also like to form a progressive company for this effort, please contact Jim Butler at unionguy1@comcast.net

Thanks,
Jim Butler

[Jim of The SRR]

Updated:

Co. A: SCAR - Sean Cooper
Co. B: Shingle Roof Boys & Armory Guards - Jordan Roberts
Co. C: SCAR - Ken Giddens
Co. D: Trans-Miss - Michael Comer
Co. E: Eastern Co.: Pete Berezuk
Co. F: Hairy Nation Boys - John Wickett
Co. G: Independent Rifles - Pat Landrum
Co. H: open (each company must get 30+ preregistered or consolidated).
Avg company strength of the 24th Ill at Perryville was 30-35.

Staff:
Lt. Col. - Jim Butler
Adjutant - Lt. - Herb Coats
Sgt. Major: Johnny Lloyd
Clerk: Adam Clark
Sr. Capt - wing - only of we are large enough
QM - open

Thanks,
Jim Butler

[PetePaolillo]

Starkweather's brigade, composed of the 24th Illinois, 79th
Pennsylvania, 1st and 21st Wisconsin regiments, were on the ex-
treme left, and if their ranks had given way the entire corps
would have been flanked and lost. The gray coats time and again
fiercely assailed this hero band, but each attack was repulsed
with great loss to the attackers. Here it was, when a full brigade
charged the 24th and threatened to crush it, that the hero youth,
Brosch, waved the standard of his regiment, and shouted:
"I received this flag to carry it forward to victory and no enemy shall see
my back, ' ' and then fell mortally wounded.

History of the 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Old Hecker Regiment) [microform] (1911)

Thanks to Matt Young and Eric Burke for providing us with this source.
If anyone is interested in being part of the Federal Battalion being formed at the 150th Perryville, More info will be coming soon. You can also follow along on the progress at the Group page on Facebook Here

[PetePaolillo]

Updated Fir Per Portryals and Rank strucure:

Staff at Perryville:
Regiment commanded by Sr. Capt. August Mauf (of Co. E) - Jim Butler
Adjutant - 2nd Lt. Julius Pann - Herb Coats
Sgt Major - William Vocke - Johnny Lloyd
QM Sgt - John F. Goss - open

Co. A: Capt. Geo. A. Guenther - SCAR - Sean Cooper
Co. B: 1st Lt. Andrew Jacobi - Shingleroof Boys and Armory Guards - Jordan Roberts
Co. C: 1st Lt. Wm. Blanke - SCAR - Ken Giddens
Co. D: Capt. Leopold Decker - Trans-Miss - Michael Comer
Co. E: 1st Lt. Arthur Erbe (of Co. H) - Eastern Co. - Pete Berezuk
Co. F: 2nd Lt. Hugo Gerhardt - Hairy Nation Boys - John Wickett
Co. G: 1st Lt. Peter Hand - Independent Rifles- Pat Landrum
Co H: Cpt. Frederick Hartman - open slot

* Identified unit impression: 24th Illinois (A. McCooks 1st Corp, Rousseaus 3rd Div, Starkweathers 28th Brgde)
* Impression guidelines will be published (these will be a bit more detailed and stricter than the overall event standards).
* SCAR is working in conjunction with other groups to host this battalion, but Staff and leadership will be spread among all particpating groups. Goal is 130 men.
* Additional activities to also include a tentative tactical and brief march.
* Traditional EBUFU activities: ration issues, guard, drill, correct camps.

If you would also like to form a progressive company for this effort, please contact Jim Butler at unionguy1@comcast.net


Something to remember about the 24th Illinois. By the time these men arrived at Perryville a good portion of their senior officers as well as rank and file were left behind in hospitals in Louisville, due to disease that decimated the Regiment. So as you can see some companies were without their higher ranking officers and in fact the Regiment itself was commanded by the most Senior Captain available August Mauf who was pulled from Co E.

About this time the 24th Illinois was incorporated in Starkweather's brigade and with the latter was assigned to Gen. Rousseau's division. Under his command the division, in unheard-of forced marches, followed the enemy to Elizabethtown, where the army turned into Salt River valley and marched through it to West Point, at the point Avliere the Salt River empties into the Ohio, and reached Louisville at the end of September. The city had been saved to the Union through the celerity of our troops, but the unusual hardships of the last few weeks threw thousands of our brave soldiers upon sick beds. Even the iron constitution of the "soldier from way back," Col. Mihalotzy, broke down, and when Rousseau's division started on October 1st in pursuit of the retreating Bragg, Col. Mihalotzy and a large number of officers and men of the regiment were obliged to remain in hospitals at Louisville.

History of the 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Old Hecker Regiment) [microform] (1911)

Please stay tuned as much more info will be coming in the next couple weeks.

[Jim of The SRR]

REVISION: Here are the ranks and portrayals you will have for the 2012 Perryville event for the 24th Illinois battalion.

Portrayals and Rank strucure:
Staff at Perryville:
Regiment commanded by Sr. Capt. August Mauf (of Co. E) - Jim Butler
Adjutant - 2nd Lt. Julius Pann - Herb Coats
Sgt Major - William Vocke - Johnny Lloyd
QM Sgt - John F. Goss - Joe Carridi

Co. A: Capt. Geo. A. Guenther - SCAR - Sean Cooper
Co. B: 1st Lt. Andrew Jacobi - Shingleroof Boys and Armory Guards - Jordan Roberts
Co. C: 1st Lt. Wm. Blanke - SCAR - Ken Giddens
Co. D: Capt. Leopold Decker - Trans-Miss - Michael Comer
Co. E: 1st Lt. Arthur Erbe (of Co. H) - Eastern Co. - Pete Berezuk
Co. F: 2nd Lt. Hugo Gerhardt - Hairy Nation Boys - John Wickett
Co. G: 1st Lt. Peter Hand - Independent Rifles- Pat Landrum
Co. H: Cpt. Frederick Hartman - open

I made slight changes for organizational reasons.

Thanks,
Jim Butler

[Coatsy]

FYI, a general informational website regarding this campaigner effort at Perryville will be tentatively set up by the end of July. (after many of us get through Man-Bull-Nassas) We have a great facebook informational group set up as well. It is never too early to discuss the unit, guidelines, letters, personalities, etc. I'm still very impressed with the enthusiasm shown from many different messes and groups for this event. I have very very fond memories of the 2001 and 2002 events.

Cheers all,
Herb

[Coatsy]

I'm currently working on the webpage for the 24th effort at Perryville. I hope to have this sucker ready by tomorrow. There will be some historical notes, kit guidelines, and general info will be posted there.

[KPavia]

Can't wait to see the website! This looks pretty cool.

[dixieflyer]

I'm excited about this as well. We held our first SRG event there at the anniversary event in '92. In one day our new "campaigner" unit grew from 30 to 70, completely surpassing our (Daryl Black and I) expectations. This time around I'm excited to be on the same ground, but doing Federal.

[pvt_jb]

Hey Kenny,

A few of us "Stillwaters" will be in Company F if you are planning on coming!!