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Activities of Our Club:

We wish to honor the history, heritage, sacrifices and memory of the Corp of Cadets and the common soldier and to promote interest in and study of the War Between the States and the contribution of the Corps of Cadets the success of the war effort.

 

To this end, we will serve our Battalion as runners and pickets, have cadet battles at the end of the day, learn from other units in the WCWA, learn about living history and first person presentation, and enjoy a unit banquet at the end of the season. In short, we will function as any other unit in the WCWA.






Goals of Our Club

In order to prepare cadets for the day they can join the WCWA as a military member, we learn or demonstrate:

 

1.      the “manual of arms”

2.      the “School of the Company.”

3.      how to recognize the various officer ranks and the honors paid to those officers.

4.      how to determine which branch of service a soldier serves in.

5.      the proper way for 1860’s cadet to address elders, ladies, soldiers and others.

6.      an abbreviated unit history of the member units of the WCWA.

7.      some basic camp and battlefield safety.

8.      participation in some of the camp activities with the adult units.

 






Our Commandant

Brian "Hiram" Curnutt is from the 26th North Carolina Troops, and is goin on his third year as a member of the WCWA. He serves as a corporal, and as the "Fighting Preacher" of the 26th. He loves history, teaching and honoring the memory of the men who stood for what they believed during 1861 to 1865 in America. Amen!

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Capt. Curnutt can be reached at brian.curnutt@verizon.net or 425.418.5186.