Description
The most basic infantry building block was the infantry regiment (referred to as a “battalion” in Hardee’s drill manual, which was used by both sides). In both North and South the infantry regiments were organised on similar lines. A regiment typically comprised ten companies, each numbering 100 men, supported by staff, drummers and officers. However, the rigours of warfare would summarily lead to a reduction in strength by way of battle, disease and desertion, and a regiment's numbers could vary wildly. The states of the north had a tendency to allow regiments to fall below an effective level, to a point where a number of such regiments would be forged into a brand-new formation. This sometimes had a detrimental effect as units lost their identities and their associated fighting spirit. The most common identifier for a regiment was a number and the State in which they were raised – for example, the “15th Alabama” or the “4th Connecticut”.
•This set provides enough models to field a complete Union brigade of three infantry regiments of 100 men each, an artillery battery and brigade commander.
•Models supplied unassembled & unpainted
•Paints and glue not included
•Ages 14+
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•This set provides enough models to field a complete Union brigade of three infantry regiments of 100 men each, an artillery battery and brigade commander.
•Models supplied unassembled & unpainted
•Paints and glue not included
•Ages 14+
•