Hi Folks ,
Tis time to get the latest from MJ Miniatures , this was released a while back and announced here by them on PF and on Social media.
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/new-release-from-mj-miniatures-july-2016.79285/
Title; 11th Mississippi Inf.Reg 1861
Reference: MJ16-003
Scale: 1/16th
Material: Gray Resin
No of pieces: 2
Sculptor: Dae-Hyeong, Kim
Box Art: Man-Jin, Kim
For more details on the Box Art painting :
Lets have some details on the the Regiment depicted , the 11th Mississippi
The actual Regiment composed of a total of the following companies
lets have some details on Company G - The Lamar Rifles
When first mustered into service, the Lamar Rifles uniform consisted of gray frock coats with red trim on the collar and cuffs, and eight red chest bars with buttons at each end.
They also wore gray trousers with red stripes down the legs.
They wore "Hardee" style black hats with one side turned up and with a brass infantry bugle on the front.
Most were armed with 69 caliber smoothbore weapons, such as the 1842 Springfield musket and 1816 Springfield conversion muskets.
Most of the men were Southern born. 86 were from Mississippi, 13 from North Carolina, 8 from Virginia, 8 from Alabama, 8 from Tennessee, 4 from South Carolina, 4 from Georgia, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Illinois, 2 from Ireland, 1 from Germany, and 3 were of unknown origin!!!
Total Soldiers Who Served: 139
University of Mississippi Attendees or Grads: 16
Average Age: 21.2 years
Oldest 42
Youngest: 16
Average Height: 5ft, 8-3/4in
Tallest: 6ft, 2in
Shortest: 5ft
Married: 3
Single: 136
Killed/Died of wounds: 32
Died of disease: 9
Died of unknown causes: 1
Wounded/Wounded and captured: 48
Captured/Surrendered unwounded: 11
Missing in action: 0
Discharged - Disabled/Conscript Act: 25
Transferred: 1
Resigned/Retired: 1
Deserted: 3
Non-casualty/Incomplete record: 8
Casualty Rate: 72.7%
OCCUPATIONS
Total: 139
Student: 47
Planter/Farmer: 51
Clerk: 20
Merchant/Salesman: 5
Professor/Teacher: 3
Mechanic: 3
Lawyer: 3
Medical Student: 2
Deputy Sheriff: 1
Minister: 1
Physician: 1
Telegraph Operator: 1
Tombstone Agent: 1
The regiment earned a hard fighting and dependable reputation, but they were also somewhat unruly. For these reasons they were often put in positions of vital military importance. During the Battle of Gettysburg the 11th filled the left flank of Pickett's charge and was one of only a few units to breach the Union lines.
The 11th's soldiers were also reputed to have been excellent marksmen, and the men of Company G considered among the finest. Because of this prowess, they were often deployed as skirmishers for the regiment. Company G was the last company of the Confederate army to cross back into Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg.
July 3, 1863 during the Pickett/Pettigrew charge at Gettysburg, the 11th Mississippi had 386 men present in the ten companies and regimental staff. The 11th suffered a total of 336 casualties during this charge (87% of the men fell). The 11th Mississippi Regiment sustained the highest casualty percentage of any regiment at the battle of Gettysburg, North or South.
In the Lamar Rifles, there were 68 men wounded in action, accounting for 105 total wounds. At their first battle, Seven Pines, 86 men were present for duty. By Gettysburg only 34 men were in the ranks, and at their last battle, Hawkes Farm, 26 men remained. Of the men that were in any battle, 20 were never wounded; 30 were wounded more than once; one man was wounded eight times; and one man made it through twenty-five battles without sustaining any wounds.
Soldiers from Mississippi regiments frequently wore a star on their uniforms as a symbol of their identity. To these men the star represented sovereign states rights. As the war progressed, Mississippians adopted the eagle as their official symbol and placed this effigy on their belt buckles and cartridge box plates.
This is the 2 sides of a replica colour of Co G (the original is in the Mississippi State Archives)
The colours that the Regiment carried went through 4 changes
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Tis time to get the latest from MJ Miniatures , this was released a while back and announced here by them on PF and on Social media.
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/new-release-from-mj-miniatures-july-2016.79285/
Title; 11th Mississippi Inf.Reg 1861
Reference: MJ16-003
Scale: 1/16th
Material: Gray Resin
No of pieces: 2
Sculptor: Dae-Hyeong, Kim
Box Art: Man-Jin, Kim
For more details on the Box Art painting :
Lets have some details on the the Regiment depicted , the 11th Mississippi
The actual Regiment composed of a total of the following companies
Companies in the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Company A - The University Grays
Company B - The Coahoma Invincibles
Company C - The Prairie Rifles
Company D - The Neshoba Rifles
Company E - The Prairie Guards
Company F - The Noxubee Rifles
Company G - The Lamar Rifles
Company H - The Chickasaw Guards
Company I - The Van Dorn Reserves
Company K - The Carroll County Rifles
lets have some details on Company G - The Lamar Rifles
When first mustered into service, the Lamar Rifles uniform consisted of gray frock coats with red trim on the collar and cuffs, and eight red chest bars with buttons at each end.
They also wore gray trousers with red stripes down the legs.
They wore "Hardee" style black hats with one side turned up and with a brass infantry bugle on the front.
Most were armed with 69 caliber smoothbore weapons, such as the 1842 Springfield musket and 1816 Springfield conversion muskets.
Most of the men were Southern born. 86 were from Mississippi, 13 from North Carolina, 8 from Virginia, 8 from Alabama, 8 from Tennessee, 4 from South Carolina, 4 from Georgia, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Illinois, 2 from Ireland, 1 from Germany, and 3 were of unknown origin!!!
Total Soldiers Who Served: 139
University of Mississippi Attendees or Grads: 16
Average Age: 21.2 years
Oldest 42
Youngest: 16
Average Height: 5ft, 8-3/4in
Tallest: 6ft, 2in
Shortest: 5ft
Married: 3
Single: 136
Killed/Died of wounds: 32
Died of disease: 9
Died of unknown causes: 1
Wounded/Wounded and captured: 48
Captured/Surrendered unwounded: 11
Missing in action: 0
Discharged - Disabled/Conscript Act: 25
Transferred: 1
Resigned/Retired: 1
Deserted: 3
Non-casualty/Incomplete record: 8
Casualty Rate: 72.7%
OCCUPATIONS
Total: 139
Student: 47
Planter/Farmer: 51
Clerk: 20
Merchant/Salesman: 5
Professor/Teacher: 3
Mechanic: 3
Lawyer: 3
Medical Student: 2
Deputy Sheriff: 1
Minister: 1
Physician: 1
Telegraph Operator: 1
Tombstone Agent: 1
The regiment earned a hard fighting and dependable reputation, but they were also somewhat unruly. For these reasons they were often put in positions of vital military importance. During the Battle of Gettysburg the 11th filled the left flank of Pickett's charge and was one of only a few units to breach the Union lines.
The 11th's soldiers were also reputed to have been excellent marksmen, and the men of Company G considered among the finest. Because of this prowess, they were often deployed as skirmishers for the regiment. Company G was the last company of the Confederate army to cross back into Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg.
July 3, 1863 during the Pickett/Pettigrew charge at Gettysburg, the 11th Mississippi had 386 men present in the ten companies and regimental staff. The 11th suffered a total of 336 casualties during this charge (87% of the men fell). The 11th Mississippi Regiment sustained the highest casualty percentage of any regiment at the battle of Gettysburg, North or South.
In the Lamar Rifles, there were 68 men wounded in action, accounting for 105 total wounds. At their first battle, Seven Pines, 86 men were present for duty. By Gettysburg only 34 men were in the ranks, and at their last battle, Hawkes Farm, 26 men remained. Of the men that were in any battle, 20 were never wounded; 30 were wounded more than once; one man was wounded eight times; and one man made it through twenty-five battles without sustaining any wounds.
Soldiers from Mississippi regiments frequently wore a star on their uniforms as a symbol of their identity. To these men the star represented sovereign states rights. As the war progressed, Mississippians adopted the eagle as their official symbol and placed this effigy on their belt buckles and cartridge box plates.
This is the 2 sides of a replica colour of Co G (the original is in the Mississippi State Archives)
The colours that the Regiment carried went through 4 changes
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