Nov 21, 2009
Remembrance Day Parade (NR Annual Meeting)
Gettysburg, PA

National Regiment maximum attendance effort event
Schedule
Dates: November 21, 2009
Start/end times: The unit will form up at 11:30 am behind the Gettysburg Area Middle School on Lefevre Street, which is across the street from the Farnsworth House off on Baltimore Street.  The parade will begin at 1:00 pm
 Description
Event Sponsor: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  The 2009 Remembrance Day Parade marks the 53st anniversary of this continuous and venerable occasion sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Sons of Veterans Reserve.
Role of rank and file:  Traditional military style parade
Uniform:  Dress Uniform:  Dark blue trousers, Frock, stock, scales, white gloves, and hardee hat. If no dress uniform, fatigue with white gloves
Equipment:  Parade Marching Order  Belt, cap pouch, bayonet, cartridge box, canteen, and musket (no haversack) 
Colors:  All units may display their colors in the parade, but all colors will be massed in a single color company in the center of the battalion. Whether we want to do that is up to each company's Color Sergeants.
Ammunition:  No rounds or caps.  Important!! You will be fined if any Park Ranger discovers that you are carrying rounds or caps, so be sure your box and pouch are empty before you fall in.  
National Regiment Activities:  Many people don't understand the workings of the National  Regiment (NR) and how we fit into it. Here is a chance to learn.  ANY NR member wishing to attend the NR General Meeting Friday evening around 7:00  in Gettysburg,  is welcome - exact time and place will be posted on the NR website later. This meeting is for general discussion about the past year, airing problems, presenting ideas, suggesting next year's events, etc., and setting the agenda for the Business Meeting. It usually runs to about 8:30 or 9:00, and is usually followed by a Mine-ing expedition. Each unit commander must have a count of how many of his unit will attend by this time so the Order of  Battle  for the parade can be set.  The NR Business Meeting is Saturday morning around 7:30-8:00 (details will be posted on the NR website later). Two representatives from each member unit must be present for that unit to have voting privileges - one unit, one vote. Anyone else may attend to observe but cannot participate. This meeting votes in the new NR Board Member, takes care of all NR business, and sets the NR schedule for the next year. It usually runs to about 11:00.