The 149th Pennsylvania Infantry, sometimes known as the 2nd Bucktails, served from August 1862 through to June 1865. As with the 42nd, the 1st Bucktails, the men wore a bucktail on their kepi or hat as a nod to their status as marksmen. At Gettysburg on the first day they suffered heavily with 53 killed, 172 wounded and 111 missing in action or captured, a casualty rate of very nearly 75% from a strength of 450 at the outset.
This is the second time that I've painted these figures, the first iteration having been passed on with others in a small force to Matt to use at his local wargames club. As you would naturally expect they are Dixon Miniatures and are based '3 to a base' rather than my more normal '4 to a base' to make them more readily identifiable on the tabletop battlefield here in GHQ.
With the completion of this second Pennsylvania Infantry regiment there remain no more ACW figures here in GHQ, even in the furthest reaches of the Lead Pimple! In fact the only figures ready for painting are a Celtiberian Warband of Gripping Beast Miniatures, so they are underway now. It will be a while though before they can be available here for your inspection, as I have discovered that I need to order some shield transfers! Doh! Still, there's always Partizan to look forward to this weekend...See you there perhaps.
A very fine reiteration of the regiment Mr. B.
ReplyDeleteI thank you! See you Sunday!
DeleteNice regiment David ….no more ACW thats a problem ! Hopefully see you at Partizan ?
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt! Should I order some more do you think? Hope to see you on Sunday!
DeleteHuzzah the Bucktails... what ever their number.
ReplyDeleteI played tuba for the Macungie Band in Pennsylvania for 16 years. That band volunteered to a man in the ACW as the regimental band of the 54th Pennsylvania Volunteers at the outset of the war. Seeing units like this warms my Keystone heart!
Glad to have bought you some joy GZ!
DeleteVery nice looking unit, cracking work on them.
ReplyDeleteMost kind Donnie, thank you.
DeleteAnother lovely unit there David and a nice tweak to the basing numbers. Off to Partizan too, so who knows, I might get to meet you...
ReplyDeleteThank you SteveJ. It would be nice to meet up in person and say Hello.
DeleteAnother lovely unit David…
ReplyDeleteThe Bucktail motif certainly adds a nice colourful dimension to the business like Union uniforms…
All the best. Aly
It certainly adds a splash of colour.
DeleteAnother fine unit there Dave, and painted and presented to your usual high standard! They'll certainly make another wonderful attition to the collection! Well done sir!
ReplyDeleteThey are encamped on the tabletop in GHQ ready for tomorrow's game!
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