Fire&Fury ACW using Epic miniatures for the Western battles (part 2) - US Hare's brigade and Shiloh´s Union camp

Whith the battle closing by, Major General McLernand directes Hare´s brigade to a counter attack against Johnston's Confederates on the Western part of the Shiloh battlefield on the 6th April, 1862. 

The Union units are much more easily painted than the Confederates. I kept the slouch hats black and the bedrolls grey to speed up painting. 

Only some hair and beards were painted in blond tones to achieve some variety. The flags are Revo and true 15mm, so a bit bigger for these 13,5mm figures but looking Ok in their middle. I chose to paint this brigade first for the Union side due to the the Illinois regimental colours of Hare´s brigade being very similar to the Revo flags I already had. 

The Camp tents were made of carved BlueBoard and kept as simple as possible. Only two types were made here, the Wedge tent and the Officer's tent. I couldn't find any reference to the usage of the Sibley tent, undoubtedly the most interesting of the whole ACW as it was inspired in the Indian Teepee. Probably there would also exist plenty of Dog's tents but I also kept them out.  

The tents were painted in a buff colour and only then in white. Some flags were added to the Officer's tents for them to look more colourful. I made 52 Wedge tents in 13 groups of four plus 13 Officer's tents to represent the entire Union camps for Grant's army at Shiloh. 

Artillery was also kept simple with the usual green colour for the guns.

A little more than a full sprue was used for this brigade and the Western Union Armies will be apparently easier to paint in comparison to the Confederates which always need a more subtle variation in colours. 

Next: A return to 20mm and France 1940.