In 1861 the Union Army paid less than 20 dollars for each uniform.

In 2015 the cost to the Corps to purchace these items:

Uniform: $700.

A-tent: $260.

Drum: $500.

Bugle: $200.

Fife: $160.

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Many Thanks

to all the generous supporters who donated to the Uniform & Equipment Drive since 2007.  (Figures are cumulative.) 

 

New or additional contributions (2014-present) to GBPA Scouting Fife & Drum Fund

are indicated in Red by category of giving.

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BATTALION SPONSORS:

American Legion WWI Memorial Post 109,  Mechanicsburg PA

Kelly & Michael Nedrow with matching gift from SAP Corp.

NRA Foundation--Teaching Freedom

Bob and Amy Slamp with matching gifts

Bob & Florence Terdeman

William Brightman, H2O TO GO Maytown

Mike & Jeanne Cassidy

 

 

(FDC) CORPS SPONSORS:

 

Dr. & Mrs. Salvatore Astarita

David Childs (Colonel, 1st Reg't USV)

Civil War Dance Foundation (Victorian Dance Ensemble) Camp Hill, PA

Dr. Valerie Salmons and Mr. Dale Salmons

Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery

Susan K. Saum-Wicklein in memory of George Lomas (Regimental Quartermaster, Gettysburg)

American Legion Post 185 -Mount Joy

Arthur Dietrich

Drs. Tom and Deb Riley

Sally Williams

Don & Alethia White

 

UNIFORM SPONSORS:

Western Pennsylvania Civil War Reenactors Society (10th PRVC)

Federal Artillery Reserve, Inc.

Col. Rich Adams & PRVC Battalion reenactment organization  

Don Betty

BSA Explorer Post 1865 Lancaster PA  

John & Vicki Hungler

Lancaster Co. Civil War Living History Assoc.

Mark & Carol Rorabaugh  

   

DRUMMER PATRONS:  

American Legion Post 466 Marietta

Chuck and Sharon Laundrie

Virginia Claire McGuire

Austin Nedrow

69th NY Vol. "Irish Brigade" (California)

American Legion Post 466 -Marietta

Armstrong World Industries Inc. Marietta Plant

Donegal Insurance Group, Inc.

Mayor Rick Gray, Lancaster

David Greer, Esq.

Lancaster Co. Historical Society

Maytown Historical Society

Dr. John & Brenda Jensen

Military Order of the Purple Heart - PA Dept.

Les Salsbury, Principal Musician USV 

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War-Camp 19

Supply Wagon Sutler-Gettysburg

Karen & Ruth Sweitzer

Denny & Ann Weller

 

FIFER PATRONS:

Larry & Sherry Greineder

Dave & Penny Andrick

Keith & Linda Clark

Sid & Judy Erb

Randy & Kristi Flick

Bob & Julie Graybill

David & Jane Huegel

Jewish War Veterans Post 97

Dan & Kay Lingle

Dorothy & Kevin Myer

Doug & Maria Wherley

 

Also . . . 

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS:

Virginia Claire McGuire

Les Salsbury, Principal Musician USV 

Lambertville Living History Association

United States Volunteers (USV) reenactment organization

 

IMPORTANT IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS:

Mike & Jeanne Cassidy

Mark & Glenda Jardel

Michael & Kelly Nedrow

American Living History Education Society

Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association

Gettysburg Anniversary Committee

American Legion Donegal Post 809, Maytown

Lois Cassidy

Joe Coleman

Don Heminitz

Pat Kline

Scott Macbeth

August Marchetti

James Miesenbach

Don Pentz and BSA Explorer Post 1863

David Sherrid

Vince Slaugh

David Swonger

Bob & Florence Terdeman

Margaret Thorpe

Mike Tomarello

Axel Ulrich

Wendy Yanich (State Street Copy and Press, Harrisburg)

 

 

Categories reflect cumulative donations since 2007. List updated December 2, 2015