The Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd, 1864 (2 Viewers)

[Warrior]

Cold Harbor took place as part of Grants Overland Campaign during May and June, 1864. During the early morning hours of June 3rd, 1864, Grant launched an attack on Lee's fortifications, there were seven miles of entrenchments from behind which Lee's men waited.

On the Union left flank, Barlow and Gibbons men stormed the Confederate positions held by Breckinridge, Mahone and Wilcox..................

 

[Warrior]

The Union troops punched a hole in the Confederate lines and took some of the trenches, only to be thrown back by a counterattack..................

 

[Warrior]

In the center, Wright's men under the command of Russell, Ricketts and Neill stumble forward and meet deadly fire and strong resistence, gaining little to no ground.............

 

[Warrior]

Further towards the Union right, Smith sends in men commanded by Brooks, Martindale and Devens, but the men make no progress as Wrights assault brings no support and Warren to the right offers no help either, the entire attack is gaining no ground at this point and casualties are mounting...........

 

[Warrior]

The attack, which began at 4:30am, begins to stall out around 8:00am as no further advance can be made by the attacking union forces, Grant's men either retreat or take shelter wherever they can find it. Union casualties were close to 6,000, Confederate around 1,500. Grant years later in his memoirs stated "I have always regretted that the assault at Cold Harbor was ever made"............

 

[Warrior]

I've gotten several emails on this one asking questions, so here goes;

There are about 2,000 figures in this diorama, it took me about six hours to plan and lay it all out.

The matts are faux fur, a couple are readymade JG mats, the rest are scratch built.

The fences are made from match sticks bought at a craft store, glued together and then painted.

The farmhouse, barn and outbuilding are all readymade buildings that were then painted up.

The trees are mostly scratch built. The entrenchments and redoubts are ready made and then painted, the hasty works with the trees on them are scratch built. The field with the stone wall around it is also scratch built.

Any other questions, let me know............

 

[AIDMAN]

Warrior...Absolutely stunning work!!....Maybe i used the wrong word there, this is not work, it"s having loads of fun with your toy soldiers..thats how it should be!!...Thanks for showing us once again your terrific collection and wonderfull battle staging.

Steve

 

[Warrior]

Warrior...Absolutely stunning work!!....Maybe i used the wrong word there, this is not work, it"s having loads of fun with your toy soldiers..thats how it should be!!...Thanks for showing us once again your terrific collection and wonderfull battle staging.

Steve

Steve,
Thanks for the feedback, glad you like my latest creation and you are correct, this is not work, it's all about having fun with ones collection and I certainly do have fun with my collection, thanks again for the kind words...................

 

[lancer]

Stunning display, George. The size, complexity, and the huge number of troops make this set-up one of my favorites. The landscaping is particularly impressive and, as usual, I love the wide variety of troop uniforms in evidence. The Union troops are a lot more colorful than just plain old dark blue over light blue. I still marvel at the level of detail these tiny troops are painted in. -- Al

 

[The Lt.]

Can't say much George that's already been said thnks for sharing your playtime with us...........Joe

 

[Warrior]

Stunning display, George. The size, complexity, and the huge number of troops make this set-up one of my favorites. The landscaping is particularly impressive and, as usual, I love the wide variety of troop uniforms in evidence. The Union troops are a lot more colorful than just plain old dark blue over light blue. I still marvel at the level of detail these tiny troops are painted in. -- Al

Thanks Al, glad you like it. I too like the variety and color of the Union Zouave uniforms............

 

[Warrior]

Can't say much George that's already been said thnks for sharing your playtime with us...........Joe

Thanks Joe, enjoying the hobby is what it's all about.................

 

[aujj65]

Stunning display, George. The size, complexity, and the huge number of troops make this set-up one of my favorites. The landscaping is particularly impressive and, as usual, I love the wide variety of troop uniforms in evidence. The Union troops are a lot more colorful than just plain old dark blue over light blue. I still marvel at the level of detail these tiny troops are painted in. -- Al

Can't say much George that's already been said thnks for sharing your playtime with us...........Joe

Thanks Joe, enjoying the hobby is what it's all about.................

George, I can’t add to the praise and honours and you sum it up magnificently. {bravo}}

Jeff

 

[Warrior]

George, I can’t add to the praise and honours and you sum it up magnificently. {bravo}}

Jeff

Jeff,
Thank for the comments; when it comes to 20mm metal figures, there are no "My toy soldier manufacturer is better than yours" and "That figure is not quite right, he had more nosehairs in real life" discussions as most of them are long out of production and anytime I find some, I am thrilled to add them to my collection.

Between finding them, painting and basing them, planning the dioramas, setting them up and enjoying them for several weeks, there is no time for anything else to concern myself over.............................

 

[mestell]

Just found this one George . . . . Very enjoyable to view and very nicely done . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Warrior]

Just found this one George . . . . Very enjoyable to view and very nicely done . . . .
:smile2: Mike

Thanks Mike, glad you were able to view it before it slips off of page one and never to be seen again.............

 

[wds0855]

That is a fantastic setup. What wargame rules do you use?

Walt

 

[lancer]

Jeff,
Thank for the comments; when it comes to 20mm metal figures, there are no "My toy soldier manufacturer is better than yours" and "That figure is not quite right, he had more nosehairs in real life" discussions as most of them are long out of production and anytime I find some, I am thrilled to add them to my collection.

Between finding them, painting and basing them, planning the dioramas, setting them up and enjoying them for several weeks, there is no time for anything else to concern myself over.............................

LOL. US Grant may have had a nosehair problem, but I'm positive RE Lee had no such concerns. {sm3} -- Al

 

[Warrior]

That is a fantastic setup. What wargame rules do you use?

Walt

Thanks Walt, glad you like it; I actually don't game at this point, I just like to collect................

 

[Terp152]

George, just a superb display. I notice you even depict the Union heavy artillery regt being used as infantry. Cold Harbor was one of the few battlefields I passed by. Too painful to view the site of such carnage. Great work. Chris