Miniature Figures Bring The Civil War To Life
Miniature Figures Bring The Civil War To Life
“The key to taking Richmond is Petersburg.” Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
For nearly ten months a Union Army, numbering 122,000, slugged it out with the Confederate Army of 55,000 men in the engagement at Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg was an important rail center providing supplies to the embattled confederacy and the capital of Richmond.
The two armies dug elaborate defensive positions of earth and logs, peppered “bombproofs” -- excavations six feet square by six feet deep for protection from the artillery bombardments. These were covered with logs topped by earth and connected to each other by trenches called “covered ways.” Sometimes only yards apart, the two sides fought it out seesaw fashion -- a grim precursor to the trench warfare of World War I.
These earthen field works shielded the occupants from most conventional field artillery projectiles so mortars were used by both sides. Mortars were designed to fire explosive shells over the walls of fortifications, destroying structures and forcing the soldiers to seek shelter in the bombproofs. More than 70,000 mortar shells were fired during the battle of Petersburg.
W. Britain has been attending many of the 150th anniversary events supporting Eastern National parks.
Visit us at the next event, The battle of the Crater, Petersburg August 1,2 & 3, 2014
For more information please call (804) 732-3531 x200
Miniature figure events from 9:00A.M. – 5:00 P.M. each day.
See a full display of W. Britain metal Civil War figures.
Meet the General Manager and Chief Sculptor.
Free W. Britain plastic figure for the first 100 children in attendance.
Free Paint and Take kids toy soldier painting class -- sponsored by W. Britain
This exciting W. Britain event coincides with activities that are being organized by the National Park Service. For more information on these and many other park activities please go to:
www.nps.gov/frsp/sesuicentennial.htm
“The key to taking Richmond is Petersburg.” Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
For nearly ten months a Union Army, numbering 122,000, slugged it out with the Confederate Army of 55,000 men in the engagement at Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg was an important rail center providing supplies to the embattled confederacy and the capital of Richmond.
The two armies dug elaborate defensive positions of earth and logs, peppered “bombproofs” -- excavations six feet square by six feet deep for protection from the artillery bombardments. These were covered with logs topped by earth and connected to each other by trenches called “covered ways.” Sometimes only yards apart, the two sides fought it out seesaw fashion -- a grim precursor to the trench warfare of World War I.
These earthen field works shielded the occupants from most conventional field artillery projectiles so mortars were used by both sides. Mortars were designed to fire explosive shells over the walls of fortifications, destroying structures and forcing the soldiers to seek shelter in the bombproofs. More than 70,000 mortar shells were fired during the battle of Petersburg.
W. Britain has been attending many of the 150th anniversary events supporting Eastern National parks.
Visit us at the next event, The battle of the Crater, Petersburg August 1,2 & 3, 2014
For more information please call (804) 732-3531 x200
Miniature figure events from 9:00A.M. – 5:00 P.M. each day.
See a full display of W. Britain metal Civil War figures.
Meet the General Manager and Chief Sculptor.
Free W. Britain plastic figure for the first 100 children in attendance.
Free Paint and Take kids toy soldier painting class -- sponsored by W. Britain
This exciting W. Britain event coincides with activities that are being organized by the National Park Service. For more information on these and many other park activities please go to:
www.nps.gov/frsp/sesuicentennial.htm
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