AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - Battle in a Box

With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the tension between the Northern and Southern States boiled over into outright hostility. Birthed in the South, the Confederacy fought to maintain its independency whilst Northern troops headed south in a bid to preserve the union. Four years of hellish fighting ensued, consuming the nation. It was a war the likes of which the Americas had not seen before, and would never again.

It is one of the most studied military conflicts in history, with over 237 named battles in addition to innumerable minor actions and skirmishes. Tactically, battles were still largely linear - regiments frequently fired all their ammunition only to be relieved by a second wave of troops passing through the line. However, the technology of war had become all the more destructive, and casualty rates were atrocious, leading to some historians citing the warfare of the American Civil War to be a precursor to that of the 1st World War over 50 years later.

This box includes:

• 2 Generals
• 145 Infantry
• 12 Cavalry
• 18 Artillerymen
• 4 guns
• 1 farmhouse
• over 4 feet of fencin
• unit bases for all figures
• revised ‘Firepower’ rule set by Alessio Cavatore uniform guide and flags.
  

This kit comes supplied unpainted and requires assembly.