The

New England Brigade

One of the primary missions of the New England Brigade is to provide functioning headquarters command and staff for Civil War events.  The commanding officer of the New England Brigade holds the rank of colonel of volunteers.  He serves as the commanding officer of the Union forces at New England Brigade events.  He has a headquarters staff that recreates the General Staff and Staff Corps of the United States Army as they existed from the time of the Employment of Volunteers Act of July 22, 1861, through the end of the war in May of 1865.

General Staff

• Matt Burbank, Colonel of Infantry, Commanding, New England Brigade
• W. David Runk, Major of Infantry, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General
• Ed Certusi, Captain, Quartermaster and Paymaster
• Paul Kenworthy, Lieutenant-Colonel of Infantry, Inspector General
• Bob Burbank, Brigadier-General of Volunteers
• Dale Julius, Captain of Volunteers, Aide-de-Camp
• Thomas Keenan, Surgeon

Staff Corps

• Ian McKay, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Topographical Engineers

The Line

Reporting to brigade headquarters are the regiments of the line.  The New England Brigade provides functioning regimental headquarters with staffs.

Infantry

• Matt Burbank, Colonel Commanding Battalion
• Paul Kenworthy, Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Right Wing
• Doug Ozelius, Major Commanding Left Wing
• Robert Graves, First Lieutenant, Adjutant
• Daniel O'Rourke, Sergeant-Major
• Quartermaster Sergeant

Artillery

• Russ Myette, Brigadier-General
• James Dodge, Colonel Commanding Battalion
• Norbert Rieke, Captain
• Szkolka, First Lieutenant, Adjutant

Cavalry

• Neville Watts, Captain Commanding Battalion

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