Biv

Sounds good Gav, by the way you need any more regiments? I am happy to get you some more if you need 'em. Biv

Will you have multiple wounded and multiple dying anims? Because if they are all doing the same thing at the same time after an explosion it would look rather amusing rather than tragic lol... <envisions scenes of synchronised dying> lol Biv

That sounds absolutely awesome. If you can pull it off, then I will be impressed . Keep up the good work!

Well thank you Gavin for the compliments, helping you guys out is quite honestly my pleasure! I have a Confederate cavalry unit for, you, who were not an official unit as such. The Missouri Partisan Rangers were groups of cavalrymen who formed bands to protect their homes and towns from ravaging Union armies in Missouri. They were not recognised as actual soldiers, and so were given no quarter when captured. Because of this they returned the favour to the Union forces, and were infamous for their mercilessness. Interestingly, Frank and Jesse James and other members of the Younger gang were members of Quantrill's Guerillas before they became outlaws. I don't know whether this says anything about the guerillas lol... The unit practically destroyed the pro-Union town of Lawrence, Kansas, storming it and killing over 150 men, ransacking it and then riding away. Basically these guys were Confederate outlaws, and were pretty infamous during the war. I do not believe they had a uniform as such, but many of the pictures and such that I have seen of them depicts them wearing baggy red shirts, similiar to the one in the picture below: In terms of weapons, they would have been armed with anything from pistols to captured Union carbines to sabres, so if you use these guys then just give them whatever you what, but a wide selection of weapons would be pretty cool. Anyways, if you need any more information etc just shout and I'll find it for you. Biv

I have a Confederate regiment for you... the 4th Texas Volunteer Infantry. This regiment fought at a large number of battles in the Civil War, including Gettysburg, Sharpsburg, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbour and the Wilderness. Here is a picture of their uniform: Contrary to the appearance of the guy in this picture, the 4th were often without shoes and with inadequate clothing. They did all have the black trim on their uniform though, and also wore the black hats with a silver/foil star pinned to the front such as the one in the picture. If you use these guys, then make them pretty dirty, and maybe have a few of them barefoot as this is how they seemed to appear at most of their battles, form what I have found anyway. In terms of weapons, it would seem that the Texans were armed with .58 calibre Springfields, most likely the 1855 model, as the description in the source I found seemed to indicate this. Anyways, tell me if you need anything else and I can get it for you, I'll try and get another regiment or two before the day is out Biv

Will there be steamers for both sides? If so, perhaps it would be a good idea to add some Confederate Marines to balance things out (they did exist but were not really used for any major purpose besides policing naval ports and crewing ships). I don't believe their appearance was much different from other Confederate troops, besides heavier coats and such. They were armed with the 1858 Enfield (sea-service model) and although this varied depending on which ship this seems to be the standard. That really is all, just thought they would be a good balancer for the Union Marines, I'm sure there is some mission potential there . Biv

I'm on a roll lol... got another one, this time a Confederate regiment! The 11th Virginia Infantry have got a pretty interesting uniform, sadly their history is not quite so, but here they are anyway: The bow tie I thought was particularly interesting, although, I could find no photographic evidence to prove it was actually worn, as all the photos that I could find do not show the members of the regiment wearing it. I think it may just be the artist in this particular picture using his artistic license lol... The rest of the uniform I found interesting, with the peculiar wide collar trimmed with gold and the hat style. I have found one interesting historical fact about this regiment however; they took part in Pickett's Charge. Sadly none of the websites I found have any real comprehensive information about the activities of the regiment, and I am also totally unsure as to what the regiment was equipped with weapons-wise. The uniform is interesting though, and almost no Confederate regiments have been submitted so far so I figured I might as well add them. I'll try and get some more in-depth info, and if anybody knows anything else(?) then please post. Biv

Here is another good Union regiment. The 18th Massachusetts were famous for their imported French Chasseurs a pied uniform which was awarded to them for their skill at drill (it rhymes!!!! ) in Washington DC. It was one of only three regiments to be awarded this uniform, which is pretty good. Note the European-style shako on the guys head. I am unsure as to which rifle the regiment was issued with, but judging from photographs I have seen and other pictures, I believe it was the Springfield rifle (if any one can clear that up for me then that would be great thanks). A little history note: for those of you that are familiar with the battle of Fredericksburg, these guys managed to get closest to the Sunken Road, where Burnside's men were sheltered behind a stone wall with a slight dip on the other side, making them practically un-shiftable. The Union lost a spectacular amount of men at this part of the battle, and it says a lot about the regiment that they got closest out of all of the others. They also captured a Confederate battle flag at Weldon Railroad in 1864, for which the guy who got the flag was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honour. Hope this is useful---- as I said, if anyone can figure out what rifle these guys were issued with then that would be great, I think it was the Springfield but that is an unsure judgement by me. I may crack out another regiment tonight, and Gavin, as Harley said, could you post a list of all of the regiments/units that you have so far? Cheers, Biv

Got another Pennsylvania Volunteers unit for you... the 155th. These guys had some seriously colourful uniforms, as you can see in the picture below: Anyway this regiment was at many of the important battles of the Civil War, such as Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, Cold Harbour and the siege of Petersburg, to name but a few. I figured you'd like them mostly because of the uniform, which consists of a red fez with blue tassel, light blue jacket with yellow trim and yellow/red embroidery as seen in the picture. The regiment was armed with 'Austrian' rifles at the beginning of the war (am unsure of any Austrian rifles... any ideas? You probably know Harley lol) but by the end they had Springfields, so if we can't figure out what these Austrian rifles were then you can just use those. Anyway as usual tell me if you need anything else etc... Biv

Looking good gav, thanks for adding the Remington Rifle (you can use it for the United Turner Rifles). I'm going to be out today, so I will try and get you a bunch of regiments for tonite. I've got a couple in mind, but I need to do the research. Well anyway, keep up the good work!

Hey, got an interesting regiment for you. The 1st South Carolina Colored Volunteers were an all black unit who were mustered in 1862. The unit was mostly engaged in raiding parties up and down the Florida/Georgia coast, during which large quantities of goods were captured, and also a large number of slaves freed from plantations and other establishments. 94 of the freed slaves joined the regiment after being freed. The officers in charge (who were white-if you were to use this unit, any officers made would be white if historically accurate) praised the fighting ability and discipline under fire, saying: "The colored men fought with astonishing coolness and bravery. For alacrity in effecting landing, for determination, and for bush fighting, I found them all I could desire - more than I had hoped. They behaved bravely, gloriously, and deserve all praise." There are many descriptions of men of the 1st SC carrying on fighting even though being afflicted by several wounds, and others of men not even speaking of their wounds until ordered to by their commanding officer. The regiment was also part of an assault on Battery Gregg in Charleston, where they captured the fort. Uniform wise, they wore red trousers, which they were well known for. Besides the red sash worn by the NCO in this picture (which was probably not worn on the battlefield) the uniform was relatively similiar to other Union regiments from the waist up. I am unsure as to what weaponry they were supplied with, but I would assume it would probably be Springfields. This unit would be more difficult to do, as you would have to make sure that all of the men were black (I'm not sure how you would do it but I assume it would be difficult). I'll try and bang out another regiment today, hopefully a few more. Gimme a shout if you need any any more information for any of the regiments.

Got another regiment; the 20th New York Volunteers, or the 'United Turner Rifles'. This unit was composed mostly of members of an organisation known as the 'Turners', a fraternal group whose ideals of patriotism and nationalism were obtained through physical training and gymnastics... Basically these Turners formed semi-military marksmanship groups which had been in existence before the war. When war broke out, the strongly anti-slavery Turners formed their own regiment, the 20th New York. Because of the marksmanship clubs that these men had belonged to, they had rather good aim and so were made into a rifle regiment, and filled a role as sharpshooters in the 3rd Brigade, Second Division. They had a uniform which was different from the standard Union fare, and is described as follows: 'The uniform adopted by the 20th was distinctive but not exceptionally so, despite what some modern authors have written. Their basic dress was a dark blue uniform (frock) coat styled like the regulation federal coat but with the addition of buttoned shoulder straps. Contemporary accounts indicate that the trim on these coats, at least originally, was red. An examination of photographs reveals a very Germanic element to this coat: a marksman's lanyard draped from the left shoulder and hooked to a coat button. Although the regiment originally was described as wearing fatigue caps, at some point the 20th was issued Hardee hats, the standard 1858 uniform hat of the regular army, but trimmed with a Rifles-style trumpet rather than the light infantry bugle or hunting horn insignia.' Here is a picture: Ignore the guy on the left, the guy on the right is in the Turner Rifles. The regiments emblem was an owl, due to the Greek god Athena (the goddess of wisdom) who shared this as her symbol.I believe, but am not sure, that it is an owl badge which is pictured pinning up the riflemans hat. A 'green sprig' was also worn on the side of the hat, although in this picture it is shown looking more like a black feather, so if you decide to use these guys remember that. Oh and in terms of weapons, they were issued Remington rifles... if you haven't made any of these for the mod then I am sure you could get away with using some other form of rifle, I'm sure you have plenty to choose from. But yeah, this is a sharpshooter regiment, so when making the unit you could make them dirty from all the crawling around in bushes and fields lol, I dunno well I'll go off and find some more regiments for you. Biv

The 148th were definitely not members of the 3rd Division. They fought with the First Division, II Corps throughout the war, starting with being mustered out and finishing with the victory parade up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC on the 23rd of May at the end of the war. In your post you wrote 'I48th'. I am talking about the '148th'. Also, throughout the source I am using, the 1200 page tome named 'A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers' (volume six of the 'Army of the Potomac Series' ), there are many descriptions of conversations and orders from generals Hancock, Caldwell and Couch, who were the commanding generals of the First Division, II Corps of the Army of Potomac respectively. There are also many descriptions of the 148th being in engagements whilst supporting or being supported by other regiments of the First Division, II Corps, namely the 5th New Hampshire, the 7th and 81st New York regiments and the 81st Pennsylvania. These facts seem to say to me that the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers were indeed members of the First Division, II Corps, unless of course the author, Adjutant JW Muffly of the 148th (a primary source) was lying lol!!!! Anyways no insult or anger intended Harley, but I just wanted to prove to you that my facts are indeed correct. The regiment I am talking about is the 148th Pennsylvania, not the 'I48th', so maybe you just made a mistake in the reading of which regiment I was talking about. But enough of this nitpicking, lets get down to business and find some more regiments!

I have just had a REALLY good idea for another group of Union soldiers you could use. The first US Marines were used during the Civil War to act as personnel aboard war ships, such as the steamers which you have made. You could use these guys as a sort of naval infantry who come with the steamers, I think there is a lot of interesting mission potential there. Also, they have interesting uniforms and some pretty elaborate hats, so they would be set apart from the average Union soldier. Here is a photograph of a couple of these guys: LOL I love the little pompoms on top of their heads... quite a far cry from nowadays US Marines! Anyway I hope these two suggestions will keep you busy, if you need any more specific detail or anything else then just gimme a shout and I'll get to it. PS the guy on the far right is an officer...

Don't worry I haven't forgotten. I have quite a good regiment for you, the 39th New York, also known as the 'Garibaldi Gaurd'. This unit was made up almost entirely of foreigners from Europe, and had its companies divided by nationality. For example, there was one Italian company, one French company, three Hungarian, one Spanish and one Swiss company. The uniform is rather colorful, with all of the men reportedly wearing 'Bersaglieri' hats which were topped with iridiscent green feathers!! There is a lot of pictures of the uniform on this website: http://www.ecs.gannon.edu/~frezza/39NYSV/ Look at the small drawn picture on the right, and you will know what I mean. There is also a section about uniform, which has a few pictures and also a really in-depth description of exactly what they wore and the weapons they had. From what I know, the Guards wore blue trousers with a red stripe down the side, and I believe this was for NCOs also. Dark blue coats with red piping were worn over a red shirt, so the red would appear around the collar. The hats, which is their most distinctive and famous feature, would have been a wide-brimmed hat in the sort of style as the Three Musketeers lol, with black trim, an eagle emblem on the front and a huge green plummage of feathers. I think that is a good picture to work with, although I would make the hat a little more wide brimmed and floppy, with a larger amount of feathers. By the way, my screen name is Biv, not Biz, lol . I'll go and find you some more.

Yes the club was divisional, the regiment was a member of the First Division, II Corps. I figured it would be a good idea to add that little detail lol, and yes that is a good point, the epaulets were an officer detail, starting with corporals up n anyway cheers for pointing that out you are the real historian anyway lol...

Sure man I'll get some pics posted as soon as I get my scanner working again, I got a few. But just to give you an idea, these guys were really well disciplined and they were famous for how well dressed they looked. By that I mean shiny gold buttons and polished black boots, nice clean uniforms etc lol. When they first mustered out they wore white parade gloves, which stayed with the regiment for a while until they all got lost in battle, you could include that if you wanted. Another aspect of their dress was the club like that found on a pack of cards, and most of the officers wore a badge of it on their lapels. The men also had gold epaulets on their shoulders and the club symbol would also appear on their slouch caps. A thin leather belt with a gold buckle/plate on it also would have been slung across their chests. There is a good pic of one of the officers in the 148th, you can see what I meant about the epaulets and the badge... Also in terms of weapons the regiment had Springfields for the majority of the war BUT were one of the first regular units besides cavalry and sharpshooters to be issued with the Spencer repeating rifle. Anyway more pics will come soon, and I'm trying to get a good colourful regiment to suggest. Anyways, just give me a shout if you need anything else.

I was thinking of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers as a good regiment to add, they suffered the 14th highest percentage of losses out of the 2,047 regiments fighting for the Union. The regiment was also present at pretty much every major battle of the war, to name but a few: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Cold Harbour, Appomattox, Spotsylvania... the list runs on. At Spotsylvania, the 148th captured three battle flags, several cannons (which were considered to be very valuable targets), a Confederate general, a major and a large number of men. At Gettysburg, they were in the centre of the line at the infamous Wheatfield, where they lost a huge percentage of their regiment (I believe the Wheatfield appears in CWMOD; that is were they fought). The 148th also captured a Confederate battle flag at the battle of Petersburg, and a cannon also. Their colonel, James A Beaver, was injured FOUR times whilst leading the regiment in charges against the Confederates, his last injury the charge at Reams Station, where a shell landed between his legs as the regiment charged the Confederate defences. General John Gibbon, the creator of the infamous Iron Brigade (who also appear in CW mod) told Colonel Beaver that he would 'rather command the 148th alone than the entire Iron Brigade'. Rather impressive sentiment I think. Anyways this post is getting rather long so here is a link to more info:http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/148th/148regiment.htm, I got some books about em here (Colonel Beaver is my ancestor lol) so if you are interested and want more info I can get more for you. I love the mod by the way, keep up the good work!

hey gavin did you get my email about a suggested famous regiment? If not then I can resend it. Cheers