American Civil War confederate army 1861 to 1865

[@JeffDavies-i8q]

Don't limit ownership of the American Civil War. I am Englsih (now 71) but have been caught up in this war since I was about10. Seen most of the battlefields, collected the good quality books and endured Hollywood movies. Excellent collection, painted to a very high standard. Nice to see - thanks for posting.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Well, I’m about nine years behind you. And what’s funny is I have collected English armies. I have about eight of them from all periods of history because I’m caught up in its history. It’s funny what we all love. Thank you for your lovely comments. I have posted now 98 videos of my armies. Still have more to do.

[@vonketteringham]

Selling my vast 15mm ACW collection still haunts me! Rewatching this brings it all back!☺

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

@@vonketteringham well I’m glad you like it. I don’t think I could sell this. Maybe a piece of it. It’s a bit large. But glad you liked it. You can watch it anytime 🤓

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

@@vonketteringham I wasn’t aware you had sold it. I thought you completed it and would game awhile with it. It was a very nice collection.

[@cmr1737]

Epic collection. Thank you for sharing.

[@Helcarexe26]

Fantastic Confederate army and we picked up Old Glory 15's for the force. I've been to the Kennesaw Battlefield back in 2008 while visiting the southern battlefields. I still need to hit the battlefields in Virginia to finish out the complete tour of the Civil War. It helped that we did a lot of battlefields in the army while discussing tactics of the era. Have a great day Rusty

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

I live close to Kennesaw. I have also been to most except wilderness. What rules are you using as a system?

[@Helcarexe26]

@@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 I've played Johnny Reb and Fire & Fury before and I've picked up the Across a Deadly Field as a possible choice of rules.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

I did not hear great things about the Cross Deadly Field. Although you might find them enjoying. I’m a little cautious on other opinions. I would try them. Another very interesting set that I found a lot of fun in a larger scale was from little wars TV. Altar of Freedom Grand Tactical Battles for the American Civil War Play the largest battles of the American Civil War ITS ON THEIR WEBSITE. not expensive and pdf. I thought they were very fun.

[@Helcarexe26]

@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 I really like the Johnny Reb rules and the Fire & Fury is a close second. I picked up the Across a Deadly Ground at Gen Con in a clearance shelf, I tend to collect rules 😅

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

I also tend to pick up rules. I watched another KZbinr who I really like and he spent six hours talking about all the rules that he’s collected since 1970.

[@unaccomplishedwargamer8716]

Thanks for letting me know about your ACW videos in the comments on your recent update. Currently my 15mm collection is mostly Blue Moon but I plan to expand using Old Glory for cost purposes. this was perfect! Great painting and great video!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

@@unaccomplishedwargamer8716 you’re welcome. I just thought if you’re building some thing that’s kinda nice to see my fingers are also partially blue moon and partially old glory. I used both and they fit in pretty nicely together. But I’m glad that you liked it. I think the union one has more blue moon than the confederate.

[@danbuman8422]

Incredible collection! Lots of inspiration for me as I start on my own 15mm Old Glory Confederate army. Thanks for sharing!!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

I thought you’d like it!

[@bruceschmidt3404]

Great collection. I have collections of ACW figures in 15mm, 1/72, and 28mm, and a couple of years ago began the Epic scale. My 15 mm ACW army is also mainly Old Glory. I found that buying in bulk of $400 with their discounts was best for me. Your 15mm collection is MUCH larger than mine, and is most impressive! Have fun with the hobby and be well!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thanks, Bruce I always like to hear from people. I really just started KZbin for the purpose of documenting my collection. And then I decided it could help people to get inspiration and motivate. Yeah, you’re right. I do like old glory and I think their figures are still really nice. Mine is probably little bit larger than yours, but I’ve been collecting for a long time and I’m probably a lot older than you are.😂😂

[@darrinstanaway8943]

Very excellent showcase I'm glad I finally got to see the Confederates that you painted,yes could hear in your voice how much the actual war touched you,yes hopefully you never see another one in America,excellent showcase my friend have a lovely day

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thank you so much for your comments. I hope you could enjoy what I put together.

[@darrinstanaway8943]

@@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 yes its enjoyable to watch and your collection is incredible,the different eras and armies that you have and every little detail you describe wen talking about them,you must be proud of your work and it's a reflection of I can only imagine how you have achieved other things through your journey in life well look forward to more interesting show cases etc enjoy your day many thanks darrin

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Great collection, reminds me I’m behind on painting 15mm Confederates to match my Union

[@michaelwedding9077]

It's clear in seeing these last two wonderful ACW armies... and how large they are... you will need a bigger table for battle ;) LOL! Well done as always my friend! So unbelievably impressive!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Well, I hope that you like it it’s a very beautiful army and I think he would really enjoy seeing it

[@davidfrench12]

Hi Kevin, Great looking armies! I enjoy your army showcases and battle reports very much. My Civil War reenacting unit, the 125th Ohio Volunteers, will be at Kennesaw National Battlefield Park doing a living history program to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the battle on June 29 & 30. Come say hi! And keep up the great video work!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

You know one of my videos I showed my walk around the Kennesaw battlefield and the reenactment of it on the battle field table with my nephew. It was his first game, but I put it up on KZbin. You might want to watch it. My relatives were in an Illinois regiment that fought so it has special meaning to me. Certainly would love to, except I’m going to be gone those days. To bad geez

[@patahern692]

Both videos were great!! 15mm ACW was my first collection as well. I do like the idea of the 40x40 bases, especially as I use many 3d printed miniatures and they can be delicate. Your units are pretty large ( i aim for 24 figs or roughly 20:1), you could paint 20 or so just command stands and almost double the amount of regiments you can field. Thanks for sharing!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thanks for watching hope it inspired you

[@MinisMyWay]

Magnificent figures! Old Glory is among my favorites. Congratulations!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Nice thank you

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

What I wanted to write that I hit the button too quick was your ride. I think they look great. The old glory figures very animated. Paint well and just add a little extra flavor to your army. You can mix them in with other manufacturers to get kind of an animated look, which I enjoy.

[@hobbitonman]

As neat and nifty as the warlord epics are, my ideal minis have to have bayonets fixed. The boys gotta be ready to get their dander up! Awesome collection for both armies by the way. I was wondering when you might make videos on them considering your video about how you got into the hobby. =)

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

You’re right I’ve been wanting to do this for quite some time, but I needed to re-base them and touch them up. They were an older collection so basically over the last three months I have rebased repainted new flags touched up uniforms faces and wanted to be ready I don’t like putting up crap, it’s gotta be nice. The bayonets are fixed.

[@loydevan1311]

ThxU 4 the share.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Your welcome

[@peterschief9778]

Great work. I’m painting a 15mm rebel force based on Whitings Division 1862. You’re an inspiration. I’m using Blue Moon, old glory and AB miniatures. Thanx from Australia

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Peter, wonderful. I’m glad I helped you. I think it helps when you can visualize things. I’m sure yours will look great. In retrospect I would have liked to have used more of the butternut color. I recently saw colorized photos of the civil war and they were all in various butternut browns etc. I might have better painted 60/40. What rules are you usibg

[@peterschief9778]

@@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 thanx for the feedback I’ll post in your stream next upload in comments about the rules were trying mate. I really appreciate what you do, thanx and cheers

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Hi Peter. The choices of figures you’ve made are excellent and they would mix in extremely well. In hindsight, I probably would have used a little bit more of the butternut colors. I found a lot of colorized photos from the Civil War. You can find them online confederate soldiers and all of them are wearing this grayish brown type Jackets. I think if you just use different browns different grays sprinkle a little blue and red in there to look really great. I found a good source of black-and-white flags. I printed them off and painted them. My daughter did a couple ofthem with ink pens. Worked well and had better control. Just for giggles what rules are you going to use to play your games?

[@samb2052]

These look so much better than the epic strips. To me epic would suit the Seven Years War and Napoleonic, but they’re too well ordered for ACW. This is how ACW should look. Great job.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thanks Sam. Your right. Epic strips remind me of Prussian musketeers 1760. Some people enjoy it and I’m not mocking it. Anybody can enjoy what they like. I just had these and thought I would show them off in support of figure manufactures that they still have nice desirable minis.

[@taddricketts6282]

Well Done......Well Said...Love and Respect

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thank you very much. It was a lot of fun to build and I’m looking forward to playing it now.

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Awesome armies! My ACW armies are in 20mm- I aspire to having armies of that scope and quality one day.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Well, it took me a long time to build it and I enjoyed doing it one step at a time. Like they say how do you eat an elephant just one bite at a time or an arc case one regiment at a time

[@PotanCZ]

Great Collection!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thank you for noticing it. It is nice I’m putting it back and its boxes today and I keep noticing how really pretty it is.

[@hxjay1971]

Another wonderful army kevin i always like the confederates with all the different colours mixed in ive just started a 12mm confederate army with figures from kallistra ,very nice they are ,maybe you could give us a tour of a battlefield if you had the time ,,,thanks for sharing this with us best wishes jay

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

That I will do. Never thought of doing that. Clever idea

[@sirkaapo2178]

Very nice! I was just watching Warhawks ACW videos 😅

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Well, it sounds like an ACW day for you

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

Great army! The confederates seemed to have a bit more variety in uniforms compared to the Federals.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Yes they did. Real raggedy army

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

@@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 The Civil War soldiers suffered a lot. One of my ancestors died at Gettysburg on the second day, probably from receiving a Confederate charge or assault. Its more amazing that he managed to survive Antietam the previous year

[@wgeffoxdo9719]

looking great, lots of figs! have you thought of Epic ACW (Warlord Games)? or would it not fit well

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

I never thought of doing it because they are 12mm and I already had 15mm and lots of them. Bedsides the variety of 15mm figures are vast and lots of active posses. Warlord was very static and life less. But just my opinion

[@BootsontheTable]

Impressive collection!

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Coming from you that’s an honor dear sir. Love your channel btw. You’re top notch!

[@theplasticcommando7394]

Very colorful just like the various confederate armies. Looks great! Where did your many flags come from?

[@theplasticcommando7394]

I just answered my question by continuing to watch lol. I've painted a few flags myself but so time consuming.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Thank you so much for writing. I always enjoy hearing from you. I think most of the flags I painted myself, but I do have a few from the flag dude. I bought them at a show once. They were a bit too expensive for me to do the whole army. So I just found black-and-white drawings online printed them off and then painted them. It helped with having straight lines.😂. anyway I’m glad you liked the army.

[@robertkirchner3822]

Black Power is heinous.

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Robert, I’m not quite sure what you were trying to say. Do you mean that black powder is not a good set of rules? Will I actually play with three different Civil War sets of rules each game a little bit of a different result but I enjoy all three it just depends on what scenario I’m playing, what battle and or with whom I’m playing and their level of knowledge and gaming experience

[@paoloferraris8518]

...i miei "ragazzi"....ehehe

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Great collection, reminds me I’m behind on painting 15mm Confederates to match my Union

[@thekrausecollection15mmmin53]

Well that’s what I’m here for. Help push all big you younger guys.