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Iron Brigade
Well if you were like me you know nothing about this Brigade.
I had heard of it, mainly because a friend used to have a Regiment of them in his 15mm Union Army that he fielded against Dave Bickley (figure designer Matthew Bickley dad) back in the 80’s, plus the odd line in ACW ranges. With Warlord releasing a Brigade box I thought I ought to learn more so as part of my Background reading purchases brought:
Consisting of Five regiments:
2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
19th Indiana Infantry Regiment
24th Michigan Infantry Regiment
Raised from Western States of the Union they had a distinctive Uniform of a longer Frock Coat and the Hardee hat as used by U.S Army Regulars Regiments.
They gained a reputation for hard fighting and heavy casualty rates down to just 800 effective post Gettysburg, when Eastern Regiments were amalgamated with it diluting its uniqueness.
Again metal Figures but painted well using pretty much the same techniques as the plastic Union , but they do add a little bit of variety.
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