I have recently reorganised my Union army in order to expand it so I can play larger games of Pickett's Charge. I felt I needed 6-7 infantry brigades so I chopped down my 12 stand regiments to a more varied assortment of small, standard and large regiments according to the ruleset. Each infantry stand in Pickett's Charge represents 80-100 men with 3-4 stands being a small unit, 5-6 stands being a standard unit and 7-8 stands being a large unit. Certainly when you look historical ACW OB's the regiment size was quite variable especially for the Union early in the war. I had to buy some extra painted figures from
GAJO games in order to bring my army up to strength. They have pre-painted Old Glory figures and although not as nice as my Blue Moon's, they were certainly nicely painted and mixed in well.
I have to thank my friend Mike for picking up some Flagdude standards at Fall-In as unfortunately they are going out of business and I really believe they were the best flags on the market. I recently got them all stuck on the stands and I have to say they look great as the below photos will attest.
I will be hoping to get some games in with my friend Adam, who has a comparably sized Confederate force. I recently discovered that George at
Musings on Wargaming and Life has written a series of excellent ACW scenario books under the Potomac Publication banner which are available at
Wargame Vault. So it seems I all set!
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The Collection of 20 infantry regiments in 6-7 brigades, 2 cavalry regiments and 3 artillery batteries. There is one Commander in Chief stand with 7 Brigadier stands as well as 3 Sharpshooter stands. |
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Western Contingent with troops from Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana |
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New York Contingent |
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Northeastern Contingent with troops from Maine and Massachusetts |
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I have 3 more cavalry regiments to base and probably should paint up a few more skirmisher stands but I think I have a good force with which to play many more games of Pickett's Charge.
Superb, wonderful figures and flags!
ReplyDeleteI wondered where those sudden sales sprung from, those booklets have been on the go since 1990. I think Ryan and I had more spare time back then or used it more wisely. Nice flags. I hope you enjoy the games.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive force
ReplyDeleteI very nice force, Jon. It should suffice for most battles; maybe a bit more artillery needed, too? :-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice collection John.
ReplyDeleteLovely. An impressive force.
ReplyDeleteAn impressive collection John and ACW is a great period.
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