Brief history:  In the 3rd summer of the War, Prior to the ill-fated assault led by Gen James Longstreet on the Union center known as “Pickett’s Charge”, members of the Army of Northern Virginia gather in the woods behind the artillery barrage. These now-seasoned veterans knew of the hazard of their task and gather in prayer.  

Brief history: Shaw led his men (the first all black regiment recruited in the North) in a charge along the beach to the Rebel stronghold, Fort Wagner, as shells and shot rained down relentlessly on the gallant 54th. Though their lines were mowed down and bodies strewn across the sand, he rallied the surviving men onward to scale the walls of the fort. As Shaw reached the top of the parapet, he was struck by a bullet and killed. The following day, his body was buried in the sand along with those of his men. The mission to take the fort did not succeed, but the efforts they made and the significance of what was achieved in that fateful event would not be forgotten.

Brief history: At Gettysburg, on July 3rd, 1863, CSA Cavalry Gen JEB Stuart ordered his soldiers to go forward in a mounted attack at the Rummel Farm. Yet every appearance of his Confederates in the open fields was met with cannon fire and by a Union counter charge. Among Union troops east of Gettysburg that afternoon was the Michigan Brigade commanded by a brash young officer named George Armstrong Custer. Custer was a newly appointed brigadier general of volunteers and Gettysburg was his first experience in command of troops in battle. Dressed in a new uniform of his own design, the fiery young officer led his troopers through the fighting and was notable for being in the forefront of the repeated Union charges over the Rummel Farm.  George Armstrong Custer was hailed as a national hero for his exploits and courage under fire during the Civil War. He was conspicuous during the Battle of Gettysburg and during the pursuit of Lee to the Potomac River. By the following year, the young officer had risen to the rank of major general and was in command of a cavalry division that he led through the 1864 campaign in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Custer loved the attention heaped on him by his superiors and his exploits made for good press in northern newspapers and War Department reports. His quest for glory and personality may have been a bit brash to some, but his performance as a cavalry officer was superb. He commanded his division through the final campaign of 1865 in the pursuit of Lee's army to Appomattox Court House, and it was where his apparent arrogance led to an unceremonious encounter with General Longstreet just prior to the surrender. General Custer had the honor of riding at the head of his troops in the Grand Review in Washington in May 1865, where he received the accolades of countless admirers.

79th NY Highlanders (Cameron Highlanders), skirmishers, 1st Bull Run, July 21st, 1861 54-mm scale resin kit.  Contains 2 figures & scenic base.  Box art by Ric Fenner.

Artillery battery, Federal army, 1861-1865 four figure set, 54-mm scale resin kit.  Includes artillery sgt, gunner sighting cannon, gunner carrying shot, gunner holding ramrod, extra ammunition (as shown).  Ramrod as shown not included (each 54 mm scale cannon we sell comes with a ramrod).  Compatible 54-mm scale cannons by Imrie Risley, Monarch, Verlinden.

Photos of individual figures below:

Artillery sergeant:        Gunner sighting cannon:     

Gunner holding ramrod:         Gunner carrying shot: