Through the streets of Gettysburg

With less than 4 days until kickoff now, the organising group are well on the way with the final preparations.  QR sheets have been printed and laminated, firing arc templates are being finished off and T- shirts are almost ready to be picked up. All we need now are the players to turn up on Saturday morning.

Here are a few more shots of the town of Gettysburg. All the buildings, fences and trees are just placed on top of a ground board. This way things can be moved or removed to allow for the placement of troops during the game.

I would like to thank Captain Richard from http://captainrichardsminiaturecivilwar.blogspot.com/

for the wonderful buildings he makes for his layout. The Eagle Hotel wall was inspired by the Captain's work from this post here.

                  and Pat from http://wargamingwithsilverwhistle.blogspot.com/

for the fantastic post on his Old West town here. This post by Pat came along at just the right time as  I was about to start on the making of Gettysburg.

If you have not visited these sites before.... get over and have a look, you will not be disappointed!!

See you all on Saturday guys!

Building for Gettysburg.

The Trostle farm was situated in almost the centre of the battlefield between the Emmitsburg Road and Cemetery Ridge not far from the Peach Orchard and the Wheatfield . Leased by Abraham Trostle and his wife Catherine from Abraham's father Peter.

 

On the 2nd of July  Major-General Sickles had his Union troops positioned forward of the farm.With the farm house itself being used as his HQ.

 Rebel troops attacked the Union troops in the afternoon.

 The Rebels forced the Union troops back towards the ridge.

By the end of the 3 day battle the Trostles had lost everything they owned. Their food supplies had been eaten, their crops destroyed and their livestock killed or driven away by the fighting.
When they returned after the battle they found 16 dead horses near the door of the house and 100 more around the farm!


I have more photos of the house on my blog at Rebel Barracks.

The troops used for the photos are Renegade minis with some dead Dixon Fig's and Foundry mounted Generals.

 Happy New Year to everyone who visits this blog!