Another soldier kneels down to study an ancient stone tablet with some strange signs carved on it
Our inspiration was to have them as members of the 17th SS opposing the US Paratroopers at the Battle of Bloody Gulch famously depicted in the mini-series Band of Brothers
each drummer is also highly trained as a professional soldier
but first some additional back-ground
was the first peacetime regular army infantry unit authorized by the Continental Congress after American independence
31407 Union Infantry Officer Advancing, No.2 First Legion- The Glory of Rome- Dacian Warriors Another soldier kneels down toUnion Infantry Officer Advancing, No. 2 The attire of the Iron Brigade was more along the lines of the out dated U. S. Army dress uniform than the common infantrymans kit. Probably its most conspicuous feature being the Model 1858 Dress, or Hardee, hat. The tall, blocked, brimmed, black felt hat was designed by career officer, William J. Hardee, the then Commandant of West Point (he was also the author of the most widely used drill manual of the Civil