Wednesday, July 21, 2021

ACW Western Theater Sharpshooters

From Wikipedia, "The 66th Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment originally known as Birge's Western Sharpshooters and later as the "Western Sharpshooters-14th Missouri Volunteers", was a specialized regiment of infantry sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was intended, raised, and mustered into Federal service as the Western Theater counterpart to Army of the Potomac's 1st and 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooters ("Berdan's Sharpshooters").



The Western Sharpshooters were armed with a variety of weapons, most notably Henry Repeaters later in the war.

These are Perry Miniatures.

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Some Rough and Ready Rebels

 A couple of rebel units without jackets.  These minis are Perry rather than my usual Sash and Saber.



Saturday, July 3, 2021

Militia Mustered into CSA

 The figures are Sash and Saber VMI Cadets but as I am building western ACW units, there were no VMI Cadets.  So this a bit of a fictitious unit I'll say is a militia unit mustered into CSA service.  Provides some variation from the normally ragtag rebels.



Friday, July 2, 2021

Wilder's Lightning Brigade Troops

 Some troops for Wilder's Mounted Infantry Command.

In their mobile form




And deployed for battle




Monday, June 28, 2021

Russian Akhtyrsk Hussars

 Some more Russian Hussars to add to the order of battle.  Pleased with how these guys turned out.  Need to brush some grass off the front rank though.  AB figures are fine indeed and I like it when the paint job is good enough to show off some of the quality of the sculpt.  




Friday, June 25, 2021

British Light Troops

 Finished up three units of British and Scottish light troops.  43rd Light (white), 52nd Light (buff), and 71st Highland (buff plus the hat band) Light Infantry.  This took a bit!  Add my 95th Rifles and Cazadore to the 43rd and 52nd and I have the Light Division.  I have some light dragoons and KGL Hussars around somewhere.    Looks like I forgot to darken base edges . . . 











Saturday, May 22, 2021

New Battalions for Napoleonic Russian Order of Battle

 Grenadier Battalion to be slotted in for the Kiev Grenadiers of the 2nd Grenadier Division.  I need to get a proper flag for the battalion.


Jaeger Battalion to be slotted in for the 50th Jaeger Regiment of the 27th Division.