February Update

Comrades,

This week's blog is designed to give you all some updates on how things are shaping up for upcoming events. I have begun dialog with event organizers, for next month's Endview. Details are still being worked out, for logistics, bivouac, and Corps involvement. It would be very helpful to know from each company, how many military personnel and how many civilian dependents will be in attendance. A rough idea of your tentage will also help in determining our quota of acreage for our camps. Please get this to me at colgallionCOS@longstreetscorps.com as soon as possible.

Chancellorsville is still a work in progress, with nothing to report at this time. Contacts will be made soon, and when there is news for this event, it will be posted in a subsequent blog, on this site.

Gettysburg is well under way, for planning purposes. Senior staff accompanied General Cornett to Gettysburg, for a February 2nd and 3rd, planning summit with event organizers. Basic camps for all three branches have been laid out, and logistical matters are being dealt with, daily. I know many of you have registered for this event already. It will be most helpful to hear from company commanders of each branch, how your numbers are looking, so the most efficient military camp may be designed for our use. Use the same link above, to report these numbers.

At this point I can report that there will be a minimum of two battalions for Longstreet's corps. A third may yet be implemented. General Cornett has already inherited command of all Confederate forces (a fact established long before Corps Meeting, as most of you already know). The Corps will be under the direct command of Brevet Brigadier General Terry Shelton, with battalion commands being assigned to Brevet Colonels Jerry Markham and Tim Smith.

Much more information is in the works, for future correspondence. Do not hesitate to contact me, regarding any assistance I may be for your company's affairs. Again, I look forward to working with each of you, in the furtherance of our Corps.

What Corps are we!!!!???

Your Obedient,
Colonel Gallion
Chief-of-Staff

Attention To Orders

Welcome to my blogsite. This page will be used to communicate with officers and men of Longstreet's Corps, on a variety of subjects. Primarily, information about events, requests for numbers and registrations, and orders transmitted for the Corps will be found here. Along the line I will post topics of interest for the good of the Corps' personnel.

I look forward to the task before me, as your new Chief-of-Staff. With your help we will advance the Corps into its bright future, with an eye on those who have guided it thus far. An e-mail account has been set up, by which you may contact me with Corps business. To e-mail me for such purposes please go to: colgallionCOS@longstreetscorps.com

If I may assist any of you in any way just get in touch with me. I'll respond in a timely fashion. These are exciting times, to be shared with good comrades. With troops such as you no commander could fail to achieve his objective.

As my first official duty, I will appreciate anticipated numbers for Endview (March 14-16), Chancellorsville I (April 4-6) and Gettysburg (July 3-6). Please include your tentage for all ranks in your e-mail report (listed above). Those of you who wish to register for the Battle of Liberty (Bedford) can either contact me directly, or by contacting: http://www.livingliberty.org/

Until we meet upon the field of honor, I remain,
Your Obedient.
Colonel Gallion