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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: tumeveumevla on 08 June 2017, 06:54:11 AM

Title: Battle of vicksburg
Post by: tumeveumevla on 08 June 2017, 06:54:11 AM

Hello, I am building a Confederate army on the theme of vicksburg but I have very few documents on the battalions.

Thank you in advance sebastien

Title: Re: Battle of vicksburg
Post by: Larry R on 08 June 2017, 01:27:39 PM

Try this for starters. Gives the units.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg_Confederate_order_of_battle

Title: Re: Battle of vicksburg
Post by: tumeveumevla on 08 June 2017, 04:23:05 PM

A HUGE thank you for this help because after the visit of the battlefield I lost all the memories in a suitcase returning to france.
 :o :o :o :o
sebastien

Title: Re: Battle of vicksburg
Post by: Larry R on 08 June 2017, 05:35:41 PM

Glad I could help. I live a couple miles from Gettysburg so I  have a soft spot for the ACW.

Title: Re: Battle of vicksburg
Post by: zippyfusenet on 08 June 2017, 11:18:03 PM

You may already know that many units of the Confederate Vicksburg garrison wore 'drab' uniforms of undyed wool cloth, in various shades of dirty white, tan and grey. The article “Drab: The Forgotten Confederate Color”, Confederate Veteran, September-October, 1992 on this website gives details:

http://adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/free-article-downloads.html

Title: Re: Battle of vicksburg
Post by: vtsaogames on 11 June 2017, 12:28:13 AM

Bowen's division was the best led outfit in Pemberton's army. They were hard to beat.