Battery I Wainwright

[Axebreaker]

I'm modelling my armies under the command structure at Gettysburg for both sides. This is my first artillery and is a 3" rifled parrott gun.
Information on each battery under General Wainwright at the time of Gettysburg is a bit sketchy except for perhaps Lt. Greenleaf T. Stevens and so I'll just number them battery #1, #2 etc. for ease.
Wainwright was commissioned a major in the 1st New York Artillery on October 17, 1861 and rose quickly through the ranks.
He was chief of artillery of I Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg where he helped repulse the Confederate attacks on Cemetery Hill and exchanged volleys with confederate artillery prior to Pickett's charge.
In 1864 he became chief of artillery of V Corps and also attained the rank of Brevet General which he held until the end of the war.
I've used some of the new Foundry ACW paints and I quite like them.
Thanks for viewing







Christopher

[Paul]

Very nice...the painting and the basing are great and the colours of each compliment each other extremely well 

[captain richards]

Very, very impressive, Christopher...the paint and basing...just fantastic

[Jim French]

Christopher,  Nice work!
Are you doing the limbers too?

[Axebreaker]

Thanks guys!

Are you doing the limbers too?

Yes, I will do some limbers, but not for each arty piece I do as that's simply cost prohibitive. Probably something like one for every 3 or 4 I do. Most of time not all the guns are limbered up at the same time so it should work out I figure.

Christopher