The Dispatch A Monthly Journal of WCWA News Vol. 8, Issue 3 Everett, WA March, 2014, depicting 1864 New Event Registration Protocol By Elizabeth Sier The Dispatch Staff At the February 15th Board Meeting, a new present, to complete the registration process procedure for registering WCWA and NCWC and pay dues. A signed, stamped receipt will Editor: members at our events was approved. The be given to those people to present to unit Gary Michie, process was conceived by US Battalion commander/leader to verify they have [email protected] 509-233-8912 Commander Alan Geho in concert with CS registered ; Battalion Commander Rob LeCocq. The e) Unit commander/leader will sign the roster Co-Editor Membership Committee spent some time stating/certifying that every person participat- Elizabeth Sier, working on it, and the Board has approved it ing in their unit is a current WCWA or NCWC [email protected] 425-308-7963 for our 2014 events. member; f) At first sergeant's call, first sergeants will The process, in a nutshell, will be: Contributing Writer return their unit's daily report form to their bat- a) The Membership Coordinator (MC) will John Strand, talion commander; civilian unit leaders will re- [email protected] create a separate new Daily Report form for turn their unit's daily report form to their civilian 206-784-4123 each unit that lists current military and civilian community leader; members for each unit. MC will also get a g) At the end of each day or within two days current roster from NCWC; of the end of the event, battalion staff and civil- Check out the b) The MC, or designee, will provide those ian community leaders will convey all daily WCWA Website forms to the Battalion Commanders and Civil- report forms, new membership forms and pay- www.wcwa.net ian Community Leaders on Friday of each ments to the MC or an MC designee. If copies public battle event; of reports are wanted, MC will make copies c) A representative from each unit will go to and send to battalion commanders and civilian their respective Battalion Commander/Civilian community leaders. Community Leader either Friday night or first This new procedure is still in the development In This Issue thing Saturday morning and pick up Saturday’s stages. The plan is to test is at Spokane and Page 1 New Event Registration form to take back and complete the Saturday then make any adjustments that are seen as Procedure Daily Report. A new form will be picked up being needed. Hopefully, by the end of the Saturday evening or first thing Sunday morn- Page 2 Union Commander’s 2014 season, the procedure can be finalized. ing for Sunday’s report and/or likewise for Report For a unit found to be not in compliance with Page 2 Important Reminder every other day of the event; d) If a person is present and participating in a these procedures in any way, the Battalion Page 3 1st Illinios Regimental unit who is not on the roster, they must be sent Commanders will determine what disciplinary Artillery to their respective battalion commander or actions will be taken. Page 4 Pets in the Civil War civilian community leader, or to the MC if A copy of the full text of this procedure and Page 5 Pets (continued) Page 6 Advertisements Page 7-8 2014 Event Schedule Saturday, March 15, 2014, WCWA General Board Meeting Western WA Location/Time: 10:30 am at the Fall City Library (meeting room) Page 9-10 2014 Contact List 33415 SE 42nd Place, Fall City, WA 98024 Eastern WA Location/Time: 10:30 am Argonne Library (meeting room) 4322 N Argonne Rd, Spokane, WA 99212 All members are welcome to attend. February, 1864 The Dispatch Page 2 2014 WCWA Union Battalion Commander’s Report No. 3, March By Lt. Col. Alan Geho Administrative Board Greetings, and School of the Soldier May 3 and 4 @ Chairman: Officers and soldiers of the Army of the Fort Simcoe. More information coming soon. Elisa Breland, Columbia, You are hereby ordered to shake [email protected] If any would like to put on a class or the dust of and evict, exterminate or cook demonstration at one of these schools please any vermin or bugs that have elected to join Vice Chair: contact myself or any of the battalion staff, you in the winter encampment. Inspect your we will put you to work. Rich Bright, equipment repair and clean as needed [email protected] and report any deficiencies to your 1st Sgt, Individuals, who would desire to serve in a who I am quite certain will take care of you Color Guard we are forming, please contact Secretary: or put you on report. The suttleries await me. Kevin Saville, you and your coin tho if it is in bit will not [email protected] Company Officers and troops, please start want it, but certainly and will surely help you thinking of during public hours some skits or acquire everything your First Sergeant does activities that your company can do at least Treasurer: not supply you with. You are also herby Anna Flores, once per day. [email protected] ordered to prepare yourself in drill maneuvers of yourself and your company. If If you have questions or suggestions regard- you cannot read the books on the subject I ing our battalion for the upcoming year, I US Battalion Commander: st Alan Geho am sure once again your 1 Sgt will have invite you to call or email me at your [email protected] ideas on how you can learn in other means. convenience. Please look soon to the orders that will be I Remain in Service, CS Battalion Commander: forthcoming regarding trainings at the Rob LeCocq Lt. Colonel Marshall Alan Geho [email protected] Army of the Columbia School of the Soldier Army of the Columbia which will be on April 5 @ Fort Steilacoom US Civilian Coordinator: Nicole Spellman [email protected] IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP REMINDER: March is the LAST month for memberships to be renewed at the lower rate of $25 for single adult, $15 for single minor and CS Civilian Coordinator: $40 for a family. Unit Commanders or representatives, if you are holding membership forms and Linda Myers, payments, please send them to the Membership Coordinator IMMEDIATELY. Dues for all [email protected] memberships postmarked after March 31, regardless of when the forms were signed, will need to be paid at the higher rates of $30 for single adults, $20 for single minors and $45 for families. Forms and checks postmarked after that date will be sent back to the members if the Reciprocity dues are not correct. In addition, please be sure to use the 2014 Adult and 2014 Minor Organization Membership forms. Members, Please remember, that you are able to send your forms and payments directly to the Membership Coordinator instead of sending to your unit leadership. You Northwest Civil War can also register and pay on-line. Your unit commanders are sent a membership roster at the Council (NCWC) end of each month that shows them who all has joined their unit. Additionally, as members are registered on-line, the respective Unit Commander is sent an e-mail that notifies him/her of the new member. Please contact Elizabeth Sier, 2014 WCWA Membership Coordinator, if you have any questions. M A K E P L A N S N O W To attend the Annual WCWA General Membership Meeting. Date: Saturday, June 28, 2014; (NOTE NEW DATE) Time: TBD. Location: TBD Will possibly be in Ellensburg. All members are encouraged to attend this annual event. Please remember that you need to be a 2014 registered/paid member before you can vote at this meeting. Memberships are not valid until forms and payments are received and processed by the Membership Coordinator. Memberships w/payments received at the meeting will be considered valid. On-line membership registration is up and running and, if payment is made at the same time, it is valid that same day it is entered, as long as it is in compliance with current WCWA by-laws. February, 1864 The Dispatch Page 3 1st Illinois Regimental Artillery Submitted by Larry Becket 2014 WCWA Board First known as Smith's Chicago Light Artillery. Entered State service for three months, April 17, 1861, Administrative and moved to Cairo, Ills., with Swift's Cairo Expedition. Capture of steamers C. E. Hillman and J. D. Per- Assistants ry, and seizure of arms and munitions of war bound south, April 25. Duty at Cairo. Ills., till July. Reor- ganized at Cairo, Ill., for three years, July 16, 1861, as Battery "A," 1st Illinois Light Artillery. Attached Membership Coordinator: to District of Cairo to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 3rd Elizabeth Sier Brigade, 3rd Division, District of Cairo, March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Tennessee, wcwamember- to April, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. Artillery, 5th Division, Dis- [email protected] trict of Memphis, Tenn., to November, 1862. Artillery, 5th Division, Right Wing 15th Army Corps (Old), Event Planning: Dept. of the Tennessee. November, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Ar- Howard Struve my Corps, to December, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. [email protected] Artillery, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to November, 1864. Garrison Artillery Nashville, Tenn., to December, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, Insurance Coordinator to July, 1865.