ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Legion and Friends,
During the past night, James Willoughby, Sr crossed the river from this world to an eternal presence
with Jesus Christ, in Whom he put his faith and trust
for his salvation. Jimmy is no longer suffering the effects of the cancer that
has plagued him for the past year. As soon as arrangements are complete with
Moore Funeral Home, 12 S. Second Street, Denton, MD 21629, I will forward them
on to you. You can also check their webpage at http://www.moorefuneralhomepa.com/obits.html
J. Dale Foxwell, Major
Senior Aide to the Commander
1st Legion, Provisional Army of the Confederate
States
Ladies and
Gentlemen of the Legion and Friends,
As we strive
diligently to commemorate the struggles of both the military and civilian
personnel that have gone before us during the challenges of the 1860's, we have
the luxury of fighting bloodless battles on fields hallowed by their courage,
determination and love of country, regardless of the uniform they wore. One of
the results of these "bloodless battles" is that too often we lose
sight of our own mortality and the fact that we are, as James wrote, "even
a vapour,
that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away".
Last Thursday
night the reality of life, and death, was poignantly brought to the forefront
as General Rick Dussinger, Commanding general of the
USV passed away after suffering a heart attack. The Legion has lost a friend
and comrade in arms who had been working closely with us for several upcoming
engagements, including the 150th Anniversary of Sharpsburg/Antietam, at which
he would have been the overall Federal Commander.
Our heartfelt
sympathies go out to the Dussinger family and all the
membership of the USV as they come to terms with this reality and seek
directions to both honor their commander and move forward with the programs he
so eagerly anticipated.
Information on
the memorial service may be found at the following website: http://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/local/648119_Rickie-A--Dussinger.html
Thursday, May
17th
Gravenor Funeral Home
100 W. Main St
Ephrata, Pa
17522
Visitation
from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m.
Memorial
service beginning at 2:00 p.m. [Period uniforms are encouraged]
J. Dale Foxwell, Major
Senior Aide to
the Commander
1st Legion, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
Members and
friends of the Legion:
It is with great
sadness that we report to you that John & Rebecca will not be attending the
New Market event with us as planned. We received a call yesterday that their
son was killed in an automobile accident. Please remember them in your thoughts
and prayers. Here is their address for cards and letters:
John &
Rebecca Williams
PO Box 381
Norwood,
CO 81423-0381
email
is : jow560@aol.com
Rebecca stated
they had to travel to Alabama so we have not gotten any other word on
arrangements or plans of the family.
Wes & Deb
150th Antietam/Sharpsburg
We
had a site walk through this past Saturday. We have a huge battlefield, almost
200 acres. We also laid out the camps for all branches. The Cavalry has a nice
area next to the woods with shade and plenty of room. The Artillery has good,
flat ground with direct access to roads. The Infantry has a nice field that is
dotted with several bunches of trees for shade and good access roads all
around. All branches will be close to reenactor parking and not far from the
sutlers. There will also be a shuttle for $1 that will take you from the
reenactment site to the NPS living history site and the downtown Sharpsburg
festival. This is really shaping up to be the event of the year.
Cross Keys and Gettysburg
Members and Friends of the Legion,
The Colonels and I met this past
Saturday at the 150th Antietam/Sharpsburg planning meeting. We discussed our
maximum effort events for 2012 and unanimously agreed to add Cross Keys at
Cedar Creek to the list. We felt it was important to support event other than
the ones that we were commanding. We also felt it was important to show some
support to another of the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation’s events since
they have given us command of the Cedar Creek Reenactment. I encourage each and
every one of you to join me there and make the Cross Keys event a maximum
effort event for PACS.
I am also making a call for
volunteers for Gettysburg. With the big 150th coming up next year, it is
important to make a showing this year. I will be there and I am asking that the
Legion give me 100 rifles to lead into battle this year! Please give it some
serious thought and join me there in July.
As always, please feel free to
contact me with and questions or concerns. Remember, our strength is in our
unity!
I respectfully remain,
Brian Gesuero
General, Commanding
Provisional Army of the Confederate States
“Nous sommes la Legion”
Captain
Bruce Yealy, Chief Surgeon
Winter Meeting
Members and Friends of the Legion,
I think we all can agree that the 14th Annual Winter
Meeting was a huge success. With over 70 people in attendance, it was standing room
only. The yard sale worked out great and will be back next year. The evening
social hour was a great time as well. Many, many thanks to
everyone that helped to make this weekend fun and productive. 2012 will
be the Legion’s year!! Remember, We are the Legion!!
I respectfully remain,
Brian Gesuero
General,
Commanding
Provisional
Army of the Confederate States
“Nous sommes la Legion”
150th
Antietam
Officers, Members and Friends of the Legion,
It is with great pride that I announce to you
that the 1st Legion, Provisional Army of the Confederate States has been given
command of the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg on
September 14th through 16th, 2012. I have just come from a planning meeting
with the event organizers and feel that we have been given an incredible
opportunity. I can assure you that I will work tirelessly and strive to make
this a quality event but I will need the help of the entire Legion. I know that
together we will rise to the occasion and show the reenacting community the
strength and unity of PACS.
I will have more details in the coming weeks
and will have a full report for everyone at the Winter Meeting in January. The
event website will be up soon. The address is http://www.150thantietamreenactment.com/ . They are also updating the
registration forms and extending the $10 preregistration fee till January 31,
2012. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I respectfully remain,
Brian Gesuero
General,
Commanding
Provisional
Army of the Confederate States
“Nous sommes la Legion”
T-Shirts
PACS T-shirts are available. $15 per
shirt.
Shirts are almost gone!!
Email me at gesuero@verizon.net
to reserve yours today!!
NEWSLETTER
The Legion now has a newsletter. It
is available on our webpage and via email. Let us know if you are not already
on our mailing list and we will make sure you are added. Thanks to Debbie Jones
for all her hard work on it. Please let us know what you think. Thanks!!
In the effort to have better
access to information, better potential to reach our members and as a
recruiting tool, the 1st Legion, Provisional Army of the Confederate States now
has a Facebook page. The address is
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1st-Legion-Provisional-Army-of-the-Confederate-States/202849729740915.
Anyone can post or upload pictures to it. Please encourage our
members and our friends of PACS to utilize this page to the benefit of all.