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I concur, can't have too many guns. A couple of basic pieces would suffice - 10 pounder Parrott rifles, 3 inch Ordnance rifles, and the M1857 12 pounder Napoleon smooth bore bronze guns. The crew figures, horses, and limbers are basically interchangeable.

This artillery piece and crew is a very welcome addition to the JJD Civil War line. It appears that the field piece in the pictures is a fairly accurate rendering of the M1841 12 pounder howitzer that equipped Griffin's battery (D, 5th US Artillery). During the Battle of First Manassas, Battery...

Here a photo of tent pegging in action. Recovering the lance with the peg. I think this would be great fun.

Here is an image of a figure depicting 3rd Skinner's Horse. A good view of the blue Kurta and red cummerbund.https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/b1/2a/b8b12a620e3473696174dee5db9c8b5b.png Here is an example of tent pegging.

I have collected almost all the Skinner's Horse figures from Sons of the Empire. I want to suggest a figure depicting tent pegging. As a youngster living in India, I saw this demonstrated outside the Red Fort in Old Delhi. One lancer figure bearing down on the tent peg with his lance and another...

I think this is a great idea. Having lived the life, being wet and cold is pretty miserable. I thought it was interesting that the Korean War Memorial in Washington depicted soldiers in ponchos.