News

Press Release — Comments on 2008 Schedule of Events
December 1, 2007

Information Release — 2008 North/South Alliance General Meeting in Nashville, TN
December 5, 2007

First Federal Division — Chief of Artillery Post Nominations Are Open
December 5, 2007

Press Release — Annual Meeting Announcement
Monday, November 12, 2007

The North/South Alliance (NSA) makes the following comments concerning the schedule of events for 2008:
 
General Steve Dunfee, commanding the First Federal Division, and General Mike Moore, commanding the Army of Tennessee, in consultation with their own organization’s leadership, have designated two events in 2008 as “NSA-recognized” events.
 
An NSA-recognized event is an event that has the following elements:

• It has not met the criteria for being adopted as an official NSA hosted, sponsored, or sanctioned event;

• It has not been planned, developed, or organized wholly by the Alliance in direct relationship with the Event Site Hosts;

• There may be “jurisdictional” command autonomy for participants within each organization, but there is not overall command and control functions for the event;

• The Army general staff functions and organizations are not fully necessary for the event;

• Not all member organizations within the Alliance have voted to attend the event;

• The Alliance recognizes the event as an opportunity for member organizations within the Alliance to attend;

• Member organizations attending within each respective army (CSA/USA) will be “brigaded” together;

• A sufficient number of member organizations within the Alliance have indicated support for  attending the event;

• Participation in the event by a member organization is “counted” toward fulfilling the requirements of event attendance for NSA purposes.
 
The two events are the Stand of Colors event, hosted and presented by the Downtown Kansas City Missouri Rotary Club, which will take place on May 16-18, 2008, in and around Kansas City, MO., and the At High Tide event, hosted and presented by the Western Maryland Heritage Foundation, which will take place on June 27-29, 2008 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
 
More information on both of these events may be found on the NSA website (www.nsalliance.org) and the websites of the First Federal Division (www.firstfederaldivision.com) and the Army of the Tennessee (www.nsalliance.org/aot.htm).
 
The 2008 Annual meeting of the North/South Alliance will be held January 28th, in Nashville, Tennessee at the Holiday Inn Nashville - The Crossings, where a continued discussion of upcoming events will occur. Please visit the appropriate websites for the most current updates and information.
 
The North/South Alliance (NS/A), a joint venture of the First Federal Division (FFD) and the Army of the Tennessee (AOT), plans and executes a long-range calendar for National-level reenactments in the West, assuming a leadership role for successful reenacting campaigns.

Information Release — 2008 North/South Alliance General Meeting in Nashville, TN
December 5, 2007

The North/South Alliance will hold its 2008 General Meeting on the weekend of January 25th-27th, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition, the Annual Meetings for its subsidiary partners, the First Federal Division and the Army of Tennessee, will occur during the weekend.

The host hotel chosen for these meetings is the Holiday Inn Nashville — The Crossings. The hotel is located near, and offers free shuttle service to and from, the Nashville International Airport. This full service hotel, which includes a restaurant and bar on property, is located at 201 Crossings Place, Nashville, TN 37013. The Front Desk number is (615) 731-2361. The Hotel's website is www.holidayinn.com/bna-crossings.

The NSA has secured a substantially discounted room rate of $79.00 per night (plus taxes and fees) for those members needing accommodations for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday nights.

MAKE SURE TO BOOK YOUR HOTEL by 1/5/08 in order to be guaranteed space and the discounted rate!

To make reservations:

Book Online:
· Go to www.holidayinn.com/bna-crossings
· On the left banner, under "CHECK AVAILABILITY," enter the dates for check-in/check-out, the number of guests, and the number of rooms required
· Enter in the Group Code: NSA
· Leave Rate preference as: Best Available
· Click on "Check Availability"
· Choose your room type and complete your reservation as prompted.

Book by phone:
· Call the Holiday Inn Reservation hotline 1 888 890 0242
· Indicate the hotel as: Holiday Inn-Nashville — The Crossings
· Tell them the group is North South Alliance, group code NSA
· Complete your reservation with your contact info, payment authorization, etc.

The General Meeting, open to all NSA/FFD/AOT members and guests, will take place on Saturday, January 26th, from 1pm — 4pm in the Grand Ballroom.

Additional meetings of the Executive Committee of the Alliance, and individual meetings of each of the partner organizations will occur throughout the weekend.

Tentative Schedule of Events

Friday, January 25th
7pm No-Host NSA Cocktail Hour and Welcome
8:30pm-10pm FFD/AOT staff meetings

Saturday, January 26th

9am-11am NSA Executive Meeting (CGs and COSs)
9am-11am AOT/FFD Committee/Brigade meetings
11am-1230pm Lunch (on your own)
1pm-4pm NSA Annual General Meeting
4pm-7pm FFD/AOT Breakout meetings

Sunday, January 27th

9am -12pm Follow-up meetings (NSA and FFD/AOT)

For the most up-to-date information on this and other important news, please visit the NSA website www.nsalliance.org, the First Federal Division website www.firstfederaldivsion.com, or the Army of Tennessee website www.nsalliance.org/aot.htm.

The North/South Alliance (NS/A), a joint venture of the First Federal Division (FFD) and the Army of the Tennessee (AOT), plans and executes a long-range calendar for National Level reenactments, primarily focusing on the Western Theater of the American Civil War, assuming a leadership role for successful reenacting campaigns.

First Federal Division — Chief of Artillery Post Nominations Are Open
December 5, 2007

Due to the recent retirement of Col. Eric Essex, it is necessary to fill the vacancy for the position of First Federal Division-Chief of Artillery.

Nominations, self-nominations, and recommendations for this position should be directed to the Chief of Staff, Colonel Hernbroth, at chiefofstaff@comcast.net, and should include:
· Candidate's name
· Contact information (email and phone number)
· List of positions held, including current position and rank
· Home unit and brigade affiliation
· References from the re-enacting community
· Description of their qualifications for consideration as Chief of Artillery.

The Chief of Artillery is appointed by the Division Commander, and his duties and responsibilities include:

· Commanding all artillery in the field at NSA and First Federal Division events
· Organizing all Artillery into batteries & sections, as appropriate for NSA/FFD events
· Appointing battery/section commanders as appropriate for NSA/FFD events
· Ensuring communication with the various artillery units that are represented within the division
· Developing and supervising a working staff to assist him in his administrative and living history functions
· Enforcing the rules of the NSA/FFD (Safety, Living History, Administrative) for the artillery branch at NSA/FFD events
· Reporting directly to the Division Commander as a branch commander
· Serving as the representative voice for the artillery branch within the division.

Nominations will be accepted through January 15th, 2008, and will be considered during the NSA/FFD Annual Meeting, to be held on January 27th, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Today it has been announced that the 2008 Annual Meeting for the North/South Alliance will be held on the weekend of Saturday, January 26th- Sunday, January 27th, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The exact location for the meeting has not yet been finalized, but it will be at a hotel near the Nashville International Airport, and more information will follow concerning package rates for hotel accommodations, lunch service, etc.

In addition, the two partners in the Alliance, The Army of Tennessee (CSA) and the First Federal Division (USA) will hold their annual Board of Directors and Staff meetings during this weekend.

Exact Meeting times and schedules will be posted forthwith from each of the respective partners and via the NSA website, www.nsalliance.org, and the FFD website www.firstfederaldivision.com.

For further information, contact your organization’s leadership, or send questions to chiefofstaff@comcast.net.