The Battle of Antietam ( Sharpsburg) 17th September 1862

[Peter]

The action is quite fluid and I have set fire to the Mumma barn with pleasing results and no damage to the garage.

Luckely the garagedoor is save!

[C M Dodson]

Thank you Peter.

The famous garage door is fine!

Best wishes,

Chris

[Captain Sibourne]

Perfect composition and delivery. A wonder to behold!

[Rich W]

Not bad, not bad at all...!!!

[Santi Pérez]

Perfect composition and delivery...

...as in all the chapters of this fantastic story of the ACW. Good job, Chris.

Santi.

[Susofrick]

And the best TV-series continues! And without commercials!!!

[C M Dodson]

The Battle of Antietam 17th September 1862

Timeline 8.30AM.

Brigadier General John B Hood’s veteran Division has severely disrupted the advance of the Union Second Division, Twelfth Corps, Brigadier George S Greene commanding.



However, Hood’s men are now in danger of being outflanked by the Union First Division, Twelfth Corps. Brigadier General Alpheus commanding as the remeants of the Confederate defence withdraw beyond the Mumma farm.





This Union Division is now advancing parallel to the Smoketown Road towards the Dunker church although progress is being hindered by the burning Mumma farm.



Forwards, to victory!

[Bessiere]

More wonderful photos live from the battlefield Mr D. Crazy to think my great-great-grandfather was with Hoods brigade that very day. Being in the quartermaster corps is doubtless the only reason he survived the war.
Cheers,
Bessiere

[Peter]

Excellent again!

[Bill Slavin]

Okay, this is ridiculous. You have to stop building beautiful scale models of historic building and then setting them on fire! It’s not healthy.
Another great chapter, Chris! I especially like the scene of the Union soldiers rounding up the Confederate prisoners. Very nice.

[Ochoin]

I mentally refer to "Chris' Master Class in modelling".
There are several reasons I have an inferiority complex, & the above photos are a major contributing factor,

However, please do NOT stop posting them. They are a delight.

donald

[Santi Pérez]

...I especially like the scene of the Union soldiers rounding up the Confederate prisoners. Very nice.

And the scene of the second picture with the casualties of war is also very nice. In fact, all the scenes pictured are fantastic.

Great job once more, Chris.

Santi.

[Rich W]

The highest quality scenes playing out as always Chris.

[Konrad]

Stunning!

[C M Dodson]

Thank you to everyone for their kind comments.

The Mumma farm and barn were built as doubles ala Cecil B De Mill before I set fire to them, thus saving the fully built models.

The garage is now an ice box so I am awaiting a thaw before commencing 8.45AM.

Happy Christmas everyone.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Minuteman]

More marvellous stuff, with the lingering gun-smoke and burning house all adding to the drama. Each instalment of this series is like looking at stills taken from an epic film of the battle. All very impressive indeed !

[Minuteman]

More wonderful photos live from the battlefield Mr D. Crazy to think my great-great-grandfather was with Hoods brigade that very day. Being in the quartermaster corps is doubtless the only reason he survived the war.
Cheers,
Bessiere

Your ancestry is impressive, Bessiere. Good to know that your great-great-grandfather was there, and that he survived too.

[santifernandez]

I love following this work, it transports me to battle.
santi.

[C M Dodson]

The Battle of Antietam ( Sharpsburg) 17th September 1862

Timeline 8.45 AM.

After an intense musketry duel, the veterans of Hoods Division have routed the First Brigade of Second Union Division Lt. Colonel Hector Tyndall sending the survivors and the hapless Major General Mansfield crashing into the advancing Second Brigade, causing it to become disorganised.



Meanwhile, the Union First Division, Twelfth Corps, Brigadier General Alpheus S Williams is continuing up the Smoketown Road, it’s advance being contested by the reorganised Confederate artillery by the Dunkard church.





The Twelfth Corps artillery is deploying through the East Wood in order to render support.



Contemporaneously, Major General Edwin. V. ‘Bull’ Summer has arrived at the head of his mighty Second Corps and is eager for action.



Unfortunately however, General Joseph Hooker commanding the First Corps has just been wounded by a Confederate shell and has passed his command to Brigadier George G. Meade before being removed from the field.



With Mansfield temporarily absent, there is now no co-ordination of command between Second, First and Twelfth Corps.

Major General Thomas J.Jackson now has only six reduced brigades from his initial command of ten although the Divisions of McLaws and Walker are now in position out of sight in the West Wood.

Major General Sumner is determined to deliver the knockout blow to the Army of North Virginia.

Advance!

[PhilC]

What an epic story, so wonderfully painted and pictured! You made wish to have a look at Gettysburg and Gods and Generals once again... and I will have to fight not to get diverted from my current projects