About the Don Hubbard Field Music School This event will replicate two days in the life of a Field Musician in training at the Civil War era Field Music School held at Governors Island, New York. We will be "camped" (in barracks) in a real restored Civil War Fort, Fort Delaware, which was a major seacoast defense as well as a large Confederate POW camp. This will be a very intense weekend of training in the instrument of your choice (Fife, Drum, Bugle) with nationally renown top caliber Music instructors. Also included will be training in the history and proper use of Field Musicians in camp and in battle, Customs of Service, drill and formations, as well as correct uniform and equipment. Musical training will include the learning of both Camp Duty beats, tunes, and calls as well as battlefield signals, marching beats, and many tunes. Our schedule well encompass non-stop activities for the weekend, and will be fully regulated by bugle, drum & fife, as was the real school. There will be some "free time" for a game of "rounders", "perambulation", and of course fun jam/jollification session. As Civil War Re-enactors we seek to honor and pay respect to the brave legions of men and boys who struggled so long to preserve our nation and heritage. Completion of the school will enhance your ability to better serve your home unit as a more authentic and better-trained Field Musician. Attendance is open to any novice, intermediate, or advanced Field Musician with his own instrument and complete Civil War uniform, ages 11 and up. All participants must be able to accurately portray a civil war soldier. NEW! Click to download the 2009 Information Packet. Friday Meal: There will be a Friday meal between 6:00 and 8:00 PM to accommodate late arrivals Parent (or others) providing rides for participants: If you are a military or civilian re-enactor, and want to stay at the Fort during the event as a regular re-enactor, you can do this, IF: A. You are in full uniform or period dress during the entire event. B. Understand that accommodations at the Fort are very Spartan (cots or bunk-beds) in an open barracks (by gender). C. Bring the required equipment/clothing list D. Agree to purchase the Fort's Meal package consisting of 5 meals, Saturday breakfast through Sunday Lunch for $20.00 per person. E. Agree to participate in the regular ongoing re-enactor activities during the weekend. If you desire to do this, please fill out a registration form for yourself and submit it with the meal fee. If you do not wish to stay at the Fort, the nearest motel can be found on Rt. 40 or Rt. 13 in Delaware. Arrival/Departure Times: Arrival:Please plan to arrive between 3:00 pm and 7:30pm on Friday. The last boat to the Fort departs at 8:00pm SHARP. If you absolutely cannot meet this schedule, last minute sign-on will take place in Delaware City from 6:30am to 7:30am on Saturday Morning, with the first boat out to the Fort departs at 7:30am. Please make every attempt to arrive on time Friday evening, otherwise participants will be missing the very important opening parts of the event. Departure: The Dress Parade will be at 1:30 PM on Sunday inside Ft.Delaware. Parents, family and friends are invited to attend. At 2:30 pm students will be marched to the boat for the trip back to Delaware City. Students will be released after arrival to Delaware City. Facilities at the Fort: Modern restrooms with sinks are available, but there are NO SHOWERS. The barracks area is off limits to the public, so authenticity in the barracks is not an issue. Communications at the Fort: There are NO telephones in Fort Delaware itself. There are 24-hour radio communications between Fort Delaware State Park Office on the mainland (302-834-7941) and the on-duty Park Ranger in the Fort. Messages are for true emergencies only could be transmitted to and from the Fort at all times. Authenticity: You are expected to report in uniform. We request you to have the most authentic uniform you can, please keep in mind that we are portraying a mid-war Garrison setting in a Fort. This is NOT a campaign event: dirty, muddy uniforms would not be authentic or appropriate. We would expect to see a clean uniform, polished brass, blackened brogans, etc.. to be accurate for a Garrison setting. Clothing: Complete Civil War Uniform, US or CS: kepi or slouch hat; frock coat, sack coat or shell jacket; belt and buckle, trousers with suspenders, period shirt, brogans, period socks, haversack, and canteen. Also, a Musician's Sword, if you have one, NCO sword for Principal Musician. Bring changes of underwear for two days. Please refer to the regulations below for Musicians and Infantry. Toiletries: Small towel, washcloth, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, blanket, bedroll or sleeping bag, flashlight with fresh batteries, bug repellant and any prescription medications, all fit into a Civil War knapsack or modern backpack. Musician Regulations NOTE: We want to be sure that no musician is turned away because he/she does not have a complete or completely accurate uniform. Any musician who does not have a uniform that meets the following requirements listed below should contact the Military Commandant, Ron Palese at rpalese@supernet.com Coats (any of the following): Federal: Musician's Frock Coat Standard Frock Coat Four Button Sack Coat Shell Jacket Confederate: Frock Coat Shell Jacket Trousers: Federal: Standard Sky Blue Infantry Trousers Confederate: Jeans cloth trousers. Should be tan or butternut. Federal trousers HIGHLY DISCOURAGED Head Gear: Federal: US Forage Cap (preferred) Ð No Corp Badges Civilian Hat Confederate: Kepi Civilian Hat Footwear: Brogans or other period correct footwear Modern footwear HIGHLY DISCOURAGED NO BARE FEET Instrument: Civil War period musical instrument, rope tension drums, fife or bugle. Music Manuals: Fifers and Drummers: Bruce & Emmett's and Howe's. Buglers: bugle call music, Hardee's, Casey's, Bruce & Emmett's, George Rabbai's, etc.. Other Items: Great Coat or Civilian Overcoat if you have one (it may get chilly) Sleeping Cap Knapsack for personal items Period Correct Blanket (bring two if you have them, it may be chilly) Modern sleeping bags are HIGHY DISCOURAGED Flash lights grudgingly accepted What NOT to Bring: Video Games Any portable electronic devices (i.e., CD players, MP3 players, TV's etc.) Wristwatches Modern Food Items (i.e. snacks, chips, gum, etc.) Any modern items at all unless it is prescription medicine, or car keys. (These should be stored in a ration bag at the bottom of the haversack in a manner that they will not be heard) Infantry Company Regulations Impression All participants are expected to arrive as a US Infantry privates. All officers and NCOs are by invitation only. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you arrive with rank displayed on your uniform, you will be asked to remove it. No Cavalry, Artillery, Zouave, or other specialty impressions. Corp Badge NONE Headgear Forage Caps. Dress Hats (A.K.A. Hardee Hats) acceptable for fatigue duty. Hat Brass (Forage Caps): Infantry Bugle and Company Letter "C." Hat Brass (Dress Hats): Jefferson Davis Pin, Infantry Bugle, and Company Letter "C." Please: No animal decorations on hats. Note: Due to a desire to have a uniform appearance, forage caps will be the headgear for dress parades. While it is accepted that dress hats are the "correct" hat for dress parade, we recognize that not all participants have dress hats. Therefore we are specifying forage caps for dress parade. Coat (in order of preference) 1. US Army Issue Dress Coat (A.K.A. Frock Coat). No shoulder scales. 2. Fatigue blouse, lined, from US arsenal or contract pattern. 3. Fatigue blouse, unlined. Trousers Sky Blue or Dark Blue US issue foot trousers. Footwear U.S. issued brogans Shirt (in order of preference) 1. US issue shirt 2. Civilian pattern shirt Accoutrements Cartridge box: US issue pattern (1855 pattern preferred). Must have box plate, sling with breast plate, and tins Canteens: US smooth side (tin) with proper jean or satinette covers. Weapons: 1855 or 1861 Springfield preferred. 1853 Enfield accepted. Must have bayonets. No pistols, side knives or other weapons of any type. Ammunition: DO NOT bring ammunition. Ammunition will be issued for any firing demonstrations. Items Strictly Prohibited Modern Shoes of any type for any reason Modern Eyewear Bandannas Any modern items at all unless it is prescription medicine, or car keys. (These should be stored in a ration bag at the bottom of the haversack in a manner that they will not be heard) Cast iron cook ware Gaiters