The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th, 1862; Confederate right flank..... (1 Viewer)

[Warrior]

On the Confederate right flank sat a hill called Prospect Hill near Hamiltons Crossing. Around 1:00PM after an hour long artillery duel, General Meade's division goes forward, penetrating a 600 yard gap in A.P. Hill's line.

 

[Warrior]

Confederate General Lane's right flank is turned, while Gregg's and Archer's brigades are also driven back by the Union attack. General Gibbon advances to support Meade on the right as well......

 

[Warrior]

Meade pressed home the attack, looking to exploit the breakthrough and break the Confederate right flank. Confederates held on along a line of breastworks and trenches............

 

[Warrior]

On the far right of the Confederate flank was Prospect Hill, well fortified with breatworks, trenches and gun positions, the line continued to hold......

 

[Warrior]

Meade ordered Conrad Jackson to work his way uphill and take out the guns, but Jackson was killed and the attack came to a halt when Confederate reinforcements stalled the leading brigade, the hill remained on Confederate hands......

 

[Warrior]

The Confederates held the hill, while Jackson's Stonewall Brigade was about to repair the breach in the center of the line..........

 

[Warrior]

Jacksons men left their trenches, advanced throuth the woods and counterattacked the Union line; in their way was the 114th PA Zouaves, who stood their ground against the advancing southerners......

 

[Terp152]

Another wonderful dio on a grand scale George. Love the massed Zouave bgde and the figs in great coats. I last visited Fredericksburg about two yrs ago. Chris

 

[Warrior]

Meade's men began to run low on ammunition and he had taken about 25% casualties, all the while the Confederate ranks kept swelling, forcing a general retreat which soon turned into a rout. The fighting on the right flank was now over.

This latest diorama was inspired by a recent trip to Fredericksburg as I attended a show down there; this is one of the perks of this job, I get to travel around the country and see places like this that I might not otherwise be able to visit, a true side benefit for sure................

 

[Warrior]

Another wonderful dio on a grand scale George. Love the massed Zouave bgde and the figs in great coats. I last visited Fredericksburg about two yrs ago. Chris

Thanks Chris, glad you like it; I was inspired to do this upon entering the visitors center at Fredericksburg and I viewed the famous painting of the 114th PA attack on Jacksons men, the original is owned by the NPS and is spectacular to see in person, the show I attend there is held every October, gives me a good chance to see all the battlefields in the area............all of the gun positions are still visible on Prospect Hill as well, very well preserved.

 

[mestell]

Another outstanding display of yours George and as always with an interesting historical summary . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Warrior]

Another outstanding display of yours George and as always with an interesting historical summary . . . .
:smile2: Mike

Thanks Mike, glad you like this one, had a lot of fun planning this one out, came out pretty good..........

 

[lancer]

Fantastic recreation, George. Gives a good feel for the obstacle that the up-hill assault faced. I see the gorgeous Zouaves in all their glory and I noted Meagher's Irish Brigade, as well. Wish I had kept Troiani's 'Clear the Way'. I think it is the best print he has ever done, by far. Somebody made me an offer I couldn't turn down for it many years ago. -- Al

 

[Warrior]

Fantastic recreation, George. Gives a good feel for the obstacle that the up-hill assault faced. I see the gorgeous Zouaves in all their glory and I noted Meagher's Irish Brigade, as well. Wish I had kept Troiani's 'Clear the Way'. I think it is the best print he has ever done, by far. Somebody made me an offer I couldn't turn down for it many years ago. -- Al

Thanks Al for your comments. The hill is actually a bit steeper than I depected it here, the guns dominated the hill and they could also fire into the Union flank as well. It is a confusing area of the battlefield with a lot of trees and heavy woods.......................

 

[Barksdale]

Speechless. Absolute perfection...that you have achieved. Complete wonder to mankind!!!

 

[Warrior]

Speechless. Absolute perfection...that you have achieved. Complete wonder to mankind!!!

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it, glad you like my diorama, more ACW on the way soon..................

 

[aujj65]

Hi George,

I'm a great fan of your 20mm collection - you have some great looking figures and terrain pieces, as you say this latest dio came out very well indeed!

Jeff :salute::

 

[Warrior]

Hi George,

I'm a great fan of your 20mm collection - you have some great looking figures and terrain pieces, as you say this latest dio came out very well indeed!

Jeff :salute::

Jeff,
Thanks for the comments, I am glad my collection is so well accepted here; I know 99% of you collect the larger scale figures, I hope my dioramas add something to the forum..............

 

[TomNT]

Another epic battle George and you certainly know your history! Just curious, but is all the little people, 4 legged hounds and furry felines, wife etc banned from your cellar (im assuming that's where you have the display) when you have your awesome dio set-up? :wink2:^&grin

Tom

 

[UKReb]

George

Absolutely stunning work-in fact gobsmackingly good.

As you well know this is one battle I would just love to cut my molars on in 54/60mm scale but could never cover it the way you have here-This should be on show at Fredericksburg all year round.

We have also both discussed the complete absence of any Rebs or Yanks in winter duds although I do believe Ken Osen has half a dozen that will soon be premiered. Well that's a start I suppose.

Meanwhile the only scene of that battle I have been able to shoot is as is below depicting Pelham's action on the day when he kept Meade's boys heads down for an hour or so....and I had to winterize his gunners myself.

Magnificent work George and seriously it should be placed in the Fredericksburg Museum for all to see.

Bob