31351 Federal Irish Brigade Standing Firing , No. 2 K&C Remember The Alamo are cast in white metal

are cast in white metal and hand painted in stunning detail – all mounted on a sturdy alloy base

Here he takes careful aim with his ‘Arisaka Type 99 rifle’ at the advancing U

Here sits one of the British paratroopers behind his Vickers

The officer

who during the battle had his right leg shot off by a French cannon ball and remarked to the Duke

31351 Federal Irish Brigade Standing Firing , No. 2 K&C Remember The Alamo are cast in white metalSecretary of War Simon Cameron authorized the formation of an Irish Brigade in September 1861. Originally comprised of New Yorkers, its ranks were joined by men from Massachusetts and replenished with Pennsylvanians after the bloody losses at Antietam. These losses were incurred partly because of the weapon that the men carried, the Model 1842 smoothbore musket an obsolete weapon that was largely phased out by the Union Army. Irish Brigade Brigadier