The League of Southern Gentlemen Major General “Jo” Shelby and the Undefeated

[warlord frod]

The new "Heroes, Villains and Fiends" Companion book really inspired me to try my hand a creating a company. Besides I had some fig's ideally suited for the League of Southern Gentlemen and so Here is what I came up with your comments are welcome

The League of Southern Gentlemen
Major General “Jo” Shelby and the Undefeated

Joseph O. Shelby was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to one of the state's wealthiest and most influential families. In 1861, Shelby formed a cavalry company and was elected its captain, leading it into battle at Wilson's Creek. Promoted to colonel, he commanded a brigade at Prairie Grove. Shelby led his "Iron Brigade" of Missouri volunteers on what was to be the longest cavalry raid of the war at that time, Shelby's Great Raid. He was promoted to brigadier general on December 15, 1863, at the successful conclusion of his raid. After Robert E. Lee's army surrendered in Virginia, General Edmund Kirby Smith appointed Shelby a major general on May 10, 1865. However, the promotion was never formally submitted, due to the collapse of the Confederate government. In June 1865, Shelby and approximately 1,000 of his remaining troops refused to give up and escaped into Mexico, sinking his battle flag in the Rio Grande rather than surrendering it to the Union forces.  For their determination not to surrender, they were immortalized as "the undefeated".

William T. “Bloody Bill” Anderson was born in Kentucky in 1839; he migrated with his family from Missouri to the Council Grove, Kansas area before the war. By the time he turned 21 he was accompanying wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail, selling stolen horses. With the start of the Civil War, Anderson began a career as a bandit, first with antislavery Jayhawkers, and later with proslavery Bushwhackers. In July 1862, he returned to Missouri with his brother Jim, where they resumed their guerrilla warfare against Unionists in the area. Anderson and his guerrillas went on to serve with Confederate general Joseph Shelby

George “Madman” Maddox, Chief Scout, was a noted guerilla of the times who fought with General Jo Shelby. He sported a pair of Remington's 1863 New Model Army Pistols.

Sergeant Brutus Easton was a hard as nails Missouri guerrilla fighter. Brutus jumped at a chance to fly because it got him into the fight faster.  His men would follow him to the grave or he would put them there himself.

John Evans – Surgeon. John was not the best surgeon in the CSA but in Mexico he was. His comrades said it was his grit that got them through

Name/Type   Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost   
“JO” Shelby     3+   +3   +4      +1       91

Talents: Fanatic, inspirational,  cavalrymen, leadership +2    
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, sword, Cody steam horse

Name/Type                 Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
“Bloody Bill” Anderson   3+   +2   +3     +1             71   

Talents: Fanatic, cavalrymen, leadership +1    
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, sword, Cody steam horse

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
George “Madman”         4+   +1   +3     +1         47   
Maddox 

Talents: Fanatic, cavalrymen, Duelist, stealthy    
Equipment: Magneto-static waistcoat, pistol x2, Cavalry horse

Name/Type                    Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Sergeant Brutus Easton     4+   +3   +3      +0             50   

Talents: tough    
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, military rifle, Rocket Pack

Name/Type             Pluck  FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Doctor John Evans    4+   +1   +2      +0             38   

Talents: Medic, True Grit   
Equipment: Magneto-static waistcoat, Shotgun, sword

All infantry with Sgt Brutus take Rocket packs [+5 points]

Steam bike with side car and mounted machine gun +27 points (I used steam hansom as a basic cost model + machine gun)

All additional forces are from the standard League of Southern Gentlemen List

All the standard options of the League of Southern Gentlemen remain the same.

I will post my 500Pt company using this list next

[warlord frod]

So as promised here is my 500 pt company. I have models for everything except the Doc. I will add his picture as soon as I get a suitable model.

Major General “Jo” Shelby and the Undefeated

Name/Type   Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost   
“JO” Shelby     3+   +3   +4      +1       91

Talents: Fanatic, inspirational,  cavalrymen, leadership +2   
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, sword, Cody steam horse

Name/Type                 Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
“Bloody Bill” Anderson   3+   +2   +3     +1             71   

Talents: Fanatic, cavalrymen, leadership +1   
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, sword, Cody steam horse

Name/Type                    Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Sergeant Brutus Easton     4+   +3   +3      +0             50   

Talents: tough     
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, military rifle, Rocket Pack

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Infantry - Vet                 4+   +3   +3     +0         45   

Talents:     
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, military rifle, Rocket Pack

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Infantry - Vet                 4+   +3   +3     +0         45   

Talents:     
Equipment: SRC breastplate, pistol, military rifle, Rocket Pack

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Infantry - protégé           5+   +2   +2     +0       32   

Talents:     
Equipment: breastplate, pistol, Arc rifle, Rocket Pack

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Infantry - protégé           5+   +2   +2     +0       32   

Talents:     
Equipment: breastplate, pistol, Arc rifle, Rocket Pack


Name/Type             Pluck  FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Doctor John Evans    4+   +1   +2      +0       38   

Talents: Medic, True Grit   
Equipment: Magneto-static waistcoat, Shotgun, sword, Cavalry horse

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Engineer - Vet                5+   +2   +3     +0         36   

Talents:  Engineer   
Equipment: SRC breastplate, Arc pistol

Name/Type                  Pluck   FV   SV   Speed   Cost
Engineer - protégé           5+   +2   +2     +0       26   

Talents:  Engineer   
Equipment: breastplate, Arc pistol
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The engineers are mounted on a Steam bike with side car and mounted machine gun +27 points (I used steam hansom as a basic cost+ machine gun)

Base speed - 12 in. Difficult Terrain - No
Considerations - Can only accommodate 2 people a driver 1 passenger The machine gun is mounted on the side car and only needs 2 hands to operate. The driver needs one hand to steer. Its an Armour 7 vehicle 

The engineers will have 1 bomb +7 points

The infantry protégé have exchanged their military rifles for arc rifles

Well there it is comments are welcome as always. Pictures in next post

[warlord frod]

So here are the pictures of everything so far. (Still need to find an appropriate Fig for the Doc.



Major Gen. JO Shelby and Bloody bill started out life as Mage Knight Figs a little cutting, green stuff sculpting and paint made them what the are here.



Sergeant Brutus Easton and his men are old Deadlands figs I bought ages ago.



The Engineer team and steam bike is another old Deadlands fig. I love the details in this fig and wish the Picture was better.

Now for the final group shot



One final note: I have not detailed the bases yet because they need to be varnished first and its way to cold here to do it now (The wife hate it when I spray them in the house  )

As I said I'll post a pick of any new figs made for this company as they are finished.

[Craig]

What an excellent and characterful list 

[shadowking1957]

Fantastic company

[Genghis]

Cool Coy & some nice figures.

[warlord frod]

What an excellent and characterful list 

Thanks very much. I trust it is keeping with the spirit of this great rule set. My next company will probibly be something in the area of Texas Rangers given my love for all things western 

[Sendak]

Very cool. Well planned.

Gives me an idea to make a list for "Morgan's Raid".

Build the list around some more Lexington area gents, General John Hunt Morgan and Brigadier General Basil W. Duke.

Salute!

[warlord frod]

Gives me an idea to make a list for "Morgan's Raid".

Build the list around some more Lexington area gents, General John Hunt Morgan and Brigadier General Basil W. Duke.

Thanks. Your idea sounds great so be sure to post it