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01/26/2024

Minutes from USV Annual Meeting
January 2023

9:15am: Meeting Called to order.
Commanding General & Board President’s. General David Childs Addresses Congress of the USV
Into. of Guests:
1. David Heyne, FVB
2. Ted Brennan, National Regiment
3. Doug Nalls, ANV
4. Dustin Heisey, Gettysburg Reenactment Event
Lt. Col L Golding – announcement of Merchant Discounts this weekend.
9:20am: General Childs invited Gen Lynch to introduce the Wounded Warrior Raffel.
9:25am: General Childs asked Col. Manzi to introduced Brigade Staff
9:25am: Lt. Col. Golding read last years minutes. Minutes accepted by Congress of the USV
9:35am: Board Treasurer Logan Robinson gave the Treasurer Report. Report accepted by Congress of the USV
9:40am – 10:00am: Col. Manzi gave the congress a new review of the Insurance coverage offered by the USV.
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10:00am: Board Nominations/Elections
For 2023 the Board President and Civilian Member accepted unopposed renominations. Larry Golding and Logan Robertson are stepping down from the board. Unopposed nominations were accepted for Jason Eckhart as Secretary, and Ken Brown as Treasurer.
All board and Military positions were reelected via a voice vote.
2023 Board Members:
1. President – David Childs
2. Secretary – Jason Eckhart
3. Treasurer – Ken Brown
4. Civilian Rep. – Sherry Groff
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10:20am: Potential 2023 Events
Old Town “Paw Paw” Old Town ,MD 5/5 – 5/7/2023
Ft. Pocahontas ??? 6/3 – 6/4/2023
Brandy Station Brandy Station, VA 6/9/2023
Gettysburg (1) Black Tavern Road, Gettysburg, PA 6/23 – 6/25/2023
Gettysburg (2) Daniel Lady Farm, Gettysburg PA 6/30 – 7/2/2023
Union Mills Union Mills, PA 8/5 – 8/7/2022
Cedar Creek Middletown, VA 10/21 – 10/22/2023
Remembrance Day Gettysburg, PA 11/18/2023
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10:50am: Sutler Report
Gettysburg Reenactor Appreciation Weekend, 10% discount all Sutlers in Town. 5/24 – 5/26/2024
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11:02am: Motion to Recess Meeting for lunch & Regimental Meetings
Motion passed and meeting adjourned until 2:00pm.
Afternoon Session
2:00pm: Regimental Reports
1st Regiment
Field Officers Unchanged
1. Col. Skaggs
2. Lt. Col Dewey
3. Maj. Childs
Unit changes:
1. No new units to report.
Events
1. Paw Paw/Old Town
2. Gettysburg (1)
3. Cedar Creek
4. Remembrance Day
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2nd Regiment
Field Officers Unchanged
1. Col. Mullen
Unit changes:
1. No new units to report.
Events
1. Paw Paw/Old Town
2. Gettysburg (1)
3. Cedar Creek
4. Remembrance Day

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3rd Regiment
Field Officers Unchanged
1. Col. Buffington
Line Company Commanders
1. Capt. Kyle Winday (SP?) is LLC for 78th & 63rd Penn.

Events
1. Paw Paw/Old Town
2. Cedar Creek
3. Remembrance Day
Artillery Regiment
Field Officers Unchanged
1. Gen. Lynch
2. Col. Leonard
3. Lt. Col Khun
Events
1. Gettysburg (2)(D.L.F)
2. Gettysburg (1) 60%
3. Brandy Station
4. Cedar Creek

(No Cavalry, and only one company of Sharpshooters present to report.)
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2:22pm: Motion to Adjourn
Motion passed, Meeting Adjourned.
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Submitted by Board Secretary
A.A.A.G. Lt. Col. Jason E. Eckhart

01/26/2024

United States Volunteers
2024 Annual Meeting
January 27, 2024
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Schedule of Activities
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Friday, January 26th
8:00 pm: A Friday evening gathering of the Executive Secretariat, Staff, and Battalion Commanders will be held in the Gettysburg Hotel (to the left of the check in desk). This meeting is to review the meeting schedule and any issues in advance of the general meeting. Casual Military dress is appropriate.
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Saturday, January 27th
7:00am – 9:00am: Breakfast. On your own, Hotel or surrounding establishments.
8:00am – 9:00am: Meeting Registration / Dues (Near Ballroom)
• Unit Dues confirmations / payments
• $10 Ballroom fee
• Dinner / Dance reservations payments/tickets @ $40 / person.
• Elections for Brigade Commander (Childs/Riddle) and Major of 1st Regiment, USV (Ritter/Richardson/Mort).
All other positions are non- competitive. Election room TBD

9:00 -11:30 am BRIGADE MEETING, MORNING SESSION No.1 (BALLROOM)
There will be assigned seating by Regiment. Uniform is casual military.
Attention and colors
• Pledge
• Invocation.
• Moment of silence for those no longer with us
• Brig. Gen. Child’s
• Welcome, Administrative Comments
• State of the USV,
• Appreciate your efforts to be here.
• Local discounts offered to USV.
• Please take note: Wounded Warriors donations / tickets
• State of the Hobby in 2024
• Numbers age / small vs large events. Need to include and support both larger and local events for us and for the hobby to survive.
• Need to look for advocate and support refreshed scenarios and to reenact different aspects of these battles.
• Military Coordination
• State of the USV,
• Membership
• Insurance and Inflation

Secretary’s Report. Minutes
Acceptance of last year’s minutes

Treasurer’s Status Report
• Financials / Balance
• Cash
• Dues Revenues
• Donations
• Expenses
• Annual Meeting
• Scholarship funds
• Insurance

Annual Meeting cycle /dinner

Soldier of the Year. Pvt Landon Klinger, 1st Pa Bucktail Co. B

Chief of Staff:
• HQ Structure
• Military / Camp business Brigade Camp goals - set up
• Staff and Regimental Requirements

Action Vote of Congress to accept Corporate uncontested nominations.
• (Secretary/ Treasurer/ Civilian Coordinator)

Action Vote of Congress to accept uncontested nominations of Military Commanders / Field Grades.

Regiments Identify Units coming on to Probation
Regiments Identify UNITS COMING OFF PROBATION – arrange for dues /votes

Election results announcements – Secretary Jason Eckhart

REVIEW OF Possible 2024 EVENTS (2-3 MAX events units and members committed to)
1. Wilderness
2. Ft Pocahontas
3. Gettysburg
4. Union Mills, Westminster MD, July 15 -16th Cav & Infantry, Gen. Childs, USV, Overall Federal command
5. Cedar Creek October 21-22 Col. Buffinton, USV, Overall Federal command

11:30-12:30 am REGIMENTAL MEETINGS
• First Regiment meets in Ballroom
• Second Regiment meets in Thaddeus Stevens Room
• Third Regiment meets in Eisenhower A
• Sharpshooter Bttn meets in Vault
• HQ Staff meets in College Room
• Artillery meets in Daniel Webster Room
• Civilians meet in Eisenhower B
Topics for meetings
• LCC Changes
• New on/off Probation Units / Transfers
• Events
• Soldier of the Year

12:30- 2:00: LUNCH
On your own, Hotel or surrounding establishments

2:00 BRIGADE MEETING, Session No. 2 Reports
• Regimental Reports
• Civilian Report
• Max USV events

7:00 DINER / DANCE
• Featuring the 6th NH Contra-band. Uniform: Full Dress--sword belt (w/o sword) sash, gloves, hat
• Soldier of the Year Special Award
• Scholarship Award
• Slide show

10/20/2022

From General Childs:
Gentlemen and Ladies of the USV. The annual meeting of the USV with elections is Saturday, January 20, 2023 at The Gettysburg Hotel, in Gettysburg. A block of rooms has been reserved at $89 per night for Friday and Saturday nights. Make your reservations at (717) 337-2000 and do not forget to mention that you are with the USV to get the contract rate. The meeting and break out rooms are as we have done in the past. However, instead of a dinner and to save everyone some money, we will adjourn from the meeting and reassemble for deserts, coffee and drinks with music, awards and slide show. We will be posting more here and on the USV web-site regarding elections, awards scholorships, dessert/entertainment fees, ect. on web-site.

09/23/2022

This is posted for the membership at the request of Col. Scott Buffington

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The Slaughter Pen Farm
December 9-11
ON THE ORIGINAL BATTLEFIELD
All proceeds go to preservation

Portraying the 16th Maine
Easy impression:
Early war accoutrements
Greatcoat and plain forage caps is the rule
They were issued Enfield Rifles. If you have one, bring it.

Camping on-site or Hotel it.
The original regiment had 400 men in ten companies present. I wanted to shoot for 40-man companies. However, 30 is sufficient for the scenarios.

We need to get this ball rolling.
I need FIRM commitments for company commanders who wish to raise a company.

There’s over 300 people who claimed interest in this venture. Now is the time to decide. This is a HUGE chunk of property that needs to be paid off. The largest part of the battlefield and the site of some of its heaviest fighting. Hence the name.

Registration is now open -

Fee is $27.00

All proceeds after costs will be donated to help pay off the actual ground we will be using at the Slaughter Pen Farm.

Federal Companies will be under the command of Scot Buffington .

Federal registration details
Paypal - pay via friends and family is preferred if you use goods and services please add $3 to cover PayPal fees - [email protected]
Send email with your contact information and what company (if you know) to [email protected]
Mail checks payable to the Southern Division Living History Association to
Mike Scheibe
241 Catfish Trail
New Market, VA 22844

Confederate Registration:

Confederate companies will be under the command of Dick Watters

Paypal - $27 via friends and family to [email protected]
($30 if using goods and services)

Please send an email with which company your in and emergency contact information to [email protected]

CS mail in -
Southern Division Living History Association
PO Box 275
Howard, PA 16841

Both US & CS Artillery is by invitation only

There will be authentic camping on - site. Please let us know if you plan on camping on Friday and/or Saturday nights.

There are numerous hotels nearby for those who wish to go that route.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns -

Mike Scheibe
[email protected]
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12/16/2020

Elevating this post:

To: The Membership of the USV

In light of continuing COVID-19 related safety concerns, the uncertainty of additional restrictions being placed on meetings, restaurants, bars and travel - even Christmas at home - by PA, MD, VA and others and in conjunction with the Eisenhower Conference Center — a decision has been made to postpone our annual USV meeting indefinitely.

To date, there are no contested elections. We will work with the Eisenhower to reschedule a meeting in the spring or as the fears related to Covid -19 subside.

In the interim, annual dues are now required so that the corporate responsibilities of the USV can be met, our members covered by our insurance - covering national and local living history events.

If dues are not received by the January 9th date of the original meeting date - our traditional cut-off date - your unit and members will not be covered for the year.

Dues should be sent to: Lt. Logan Robertson, USV Treasurer, 698 Salem Street, Groveland, MA 01834

I am sorry for this. I need to see all y’all around a camp fire but short of that a drink at the bar is also needed. I have yet to hear that any of ours have come down with Covid. Keep up the good work, stay safe and we will get past this.

If you made hotel reservations - thank you - but, cancel them until we have a new date. We will work with the Eisenhower to get the same block of balcony rooms down the road.
In the interim, a merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah to you all,

Brig. General Childs

09/03/2020

Notice:

For those who have not heard, both the October Cedar Creek Reenactment Battle and the November Remembrance Day Parade have been officially canceled for 2020 due to Covid-19 concerns.

Both intend to try again in 2021.

-USV Brigade Staff-

07/10/2018

This is Buford's Cavalry coming off the battlefield after being relieved by Reynolds' 1st Corps.
(By J. E. Eckhart)

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