Discipline
​Headquarters 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Norfolk, Virginia, January 1, 2025
General Orders }
No. 1 }
On the Principles Governing the Conduct and Representation of the Regiment
Issued for Permanent Observance
Article VI - Discipline
1. Order and discipline shall govern all assemblies, marches, encampments, drills, and public demonstrations.
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2. Officers shall instruct with patience and firmness; non‑commissioned officers shall enforce standards faithfully and consistently.
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3. Members shall prepare themselves in drill, deportment, equipment, and material condition, so that the Regiment may appear in proper form at all times.
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4. Uniforms, arms, accoutrements, and camp equipage shall be maintained in condition consistent with documented standards of the period portrayed.
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5. The Regiment shall be known not for noise or display, but for steadiness, reliability, and quiet competence.
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6. Correction, when required, shall be administered with fairness and with the aim of strengthening the Regiment as a whole.
Given at Headquarters,
This Order to remain in force until duly amended or rescinded.
For permanent guidance in all public representation of the Regiment.
By order of Colonel Thos. W Connell
Timothy Perkins
Major and Adjutant