B. ‘CONFEDERATE HORSE SOLDIERS’
When the Civil War erupted in 1861 the Confederacy enjoyed a number of significant advantages... Among them was the fact that many of the finest officers in the U.S. Army were
‘Southerners’ and almost to a man, resigned their commissions to join their own States Militias and Volunteer units.
A fair number of these same officers belonged to
Cavalry and
Dragoon regiments and had valuable battle experience as well as wide military knowledge of tactics and strategy.
At the same time the rank and file recruits who flocked to these newly created Confederate Cavalry regiments came from rural and agricultural backgrounds where
”ridin’, shootin’ and fightin’ ” were second nature to most of them. Many even brought their own horses with them.
These multiple assets worked to great advantage in the first half of the war when the Confederacy enjoyed its greatest military successes.
K&C are happy to announce our
‘Second Edition’ of a prize selection of some of our best American Civil War cavalry horsemen as well as two exceptional Confederate generals...
CW104 “29th Texas Cavalry Flagbearer”
The
29th Texas were just one of the many volunteer mounted regiments raised during the war and were in action from 1862 until the South’s defeat in 1865.
The 29th Texas flag combines part of the Texas state flag with the ‘Stars ’n’ Bars’ of the Confederate battle Flag.
CW105 “Major General J.E.B. Stuart”
James Ewell Brown ‘Jeb’ Stuart was the outstanding Confederate Cavalry officer of the Civil War. Originally from Virginia
‘Jeb’ Stuart was a regular U.S. Army officer since his graduation from West Point in 1854. A veteran Indian fighter he also participated in the capture of slavery abolitionist,
John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859.
After resigning his commission in 1861 he returned to Virginia and was made cavalry commander of the troops under
Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley campaign.
Throughout his military career he established a reputation as a bold and audacious cavalry leader and a ‘master’ of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations.
In addition, he cultivated an almost
‘cavalier’ image with his feathered hat cocked to the side and his canary-yellow faced uniform
‘shell’ jacket.
Major General ‘Jeb’ Stuart was fatally wounded in action at the
‘Battle of Yellow Tavern’ in May 1864. Transported by field ambulance to the Confederate capital, Richmond, he died aged just 31 years old on May 12, 1864.
Upon hearing of Stuart’s death, his commander,
General Robert E. Lee said that
‘he could scarcely keep from weeping at the mere mention of Stuart’s name’.
CW106 “General Robert E. Lee”
Robert Edward Lee is the most famous Confederate General of the American Civil War and commanded the
Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 until its surrender at
Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
The son of a notable Revolutionary War officer,
Henry ‘Light Horse Harry’ Lee, Robert was a top graduate of West Point and destined for a glittering military career in the U.S. Army’s Corps of Engineers.
After 32 years in the regular American Army, Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in 1861 after exceptional service during the
Mexican-American War of 1849 and holding the post of
Superintendent of West Point from 1852 until 1855.
Confederate president
Jefferson Davis then appointed Lee commander of the recently-formed
Army of Northern Virginia. For the next four years Robert E. Lee was to lead his forces the length and breadth of the Eastern half of the United States winning and losing battles against a great number of Union generals and the growing strength and power of the Union Army.
Although personally opposed to slavery he fought for a Confederacy that strived to retain it.
Our figure shows him mounted on his favourite horse,
“Traveller” , an American
Saddlebred of 16 hands high. Lee acquired the horse in early February 1862 and rode him in many famous battles and actions.
When Robert E. Lee died in 1870 his horse
“Traveller” died a few months later in 1871.
CW107 “29th Texas Trumpeter”
A new version and a different sculpt of the
29th Texas Cavalry Trumpeter doing what trumpeters usually do!
AVAILABLE: Mid-Late November
I already have a nice spot in my city Hue Diorama! that I finished this weekend. photos will be posted on the forum this week.
