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| MIB FAQ's PAGE II |
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| Is the MIB part of a national organization of Reenactors? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Their is no single National Reeactors Association. The MIB is a charter member of the "U.S. Frontier Brigade", a regional wide organization of federal units that serve together as a single large unit at major | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| events. Its basicly a scaled down version of an actual civil war Infantry Brigade, and is made up of 2 Infantry Battalions. We belong to the "2nd Battalion". The U.S. Frontier Brigade is part of a larger Federal Infantry organization, known as the 1st Federal Division. These larger units are the organizations that the MIB belongs to and works with. To learn more about them and to get a better idea how we fit into their organizations, visit our Order of Battle page. Regionally, the MIB is seeking membership in to the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association. The M.C.W.R.A. is an organization of Federal and Confederate Reenactors --Military & Civillian -- from Missouri and surrounding states. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is their a way for famlies to participate? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Many famlies of the Brigade members participate by dressing in period civillian attire and portraying refugees, Army laundress, Officers wives, grieving widows, and local citizens. The current ladies of the MIB often come together at reenactment events and conducts its own slate of activities, including writing letters to soldiers, holding temperance rallies, hosting teas and lawn parties. We are hoping to organize an Official Ladies Aid Society sometime here in the near future once our Ladies membership grows large enough. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How do I become a member of the Missouri Irish Brigade? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact the Missouri Irish Brigade Headquarters through either E-Mail or Snail Mail and exspress your interest in joining. The Brigade Recruiting Officer will then take you through the neccisary steps and get you signed up and will let you know what the Brigades Uniform and equipment regulations are.. Find the "Join Us" or the "E-Telegraph" buttons on our web page to find our contact information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What Brigade publications are available? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At the present time, Paid members of the MIB receive the Bi-Monthly publication of the "An Bealac" Newsletter. It keeps the Brigade in contact with each other and informs members with a variaty of information from events to "How To" articles on authenticity. We are also planning on in the near future of adding an On-Line version of the "An Bealac" to this web Page. Keep an eye out for it and check our Web Page often! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dose the MIB have a distinctive insignia? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YES! The Missouri Irish Brigade has adopted the Green Shamrock Badge just as the Original 30th Missouri Volunteers did in 1862. Although, one has to earn the right to wear it by earning their Veteran Status. Normally we would have stayed away from such an emblem that many would classify as an enthnic badge, and we agree that most Irish Regiments did not wear badges and Irish Harps to show their Irishness. But we have several unit diary's in our possesion that describe the 30th Missouri and even the 7th Missouri adopting the Badge. The badge is sewn upon the left breast of the jacket and designates a Veteran in the MIB. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What events dose the MIB attend? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Missouri Irish Brigade attends events as selected by a majority of its members. These eventys may include, but are not limited to, National level events, Regional Trans-Mississippi events, and occasionally local events. These events usually are a variety of Battle Reenactments, Battle Encampments, Parades and even Living History weekends. The Newsletter usually classifies events according to their importance and the units need for decent turnouts. A "MAX EFFORT" is the most important event where we usually need the best turnouts Possible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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