I am a real
fan of Edmund Fangonilo and his military minatures. He is an amazing artist, sculpture and
researcher and I have a bunch of his first run Civil War figures. In fact, I made it a goal to own one set of
every group he sculpted. But times have
changed – the kids are gone and we downsized and the wife said to “reduce the
collection”. So, wanting to stay
married, I’m now offering some of these sets for sale. Most of them even have the original toilet
paper that protected the figures from the foam.
Ha!
Edmund's
Traditional Toy Soldiers
Each set is
hand-made, solid cast, and painted by Edmund Fangonilo. They are packaged in a
foam-lined deluxe box. The soldiers are created in the traditional old toy
soldier style, scale is 1:32 (54mm), appx. 2 1/4" tall and made with great
attention to detail. The sets are made of a pewter-like alloy, primarily of tin
which gives the feel of traditional lead soldiers but contain no lead or
antimony. Production of each set is limited to 100.
11th Infantry Regiment
Civil War
Ellsworth Zouaves; First Fire Zouaves; First Regiment New York Zouaves; U.S.
National Guards.
History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion,
3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.
Mustered in: May 7,1861
Mustered out: June 2,1862
The following is taken from New York in the War
of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company,
1912.
This regiment, Col. E. Elmer Ellsworth, was recruited and organized in New York
city, accepted by the State April 20, 1861, and mustered in the service of the
United States, at Washington, D. C, for two years, May 7, 1861. It was composed
of members of the fire department of New York city, and left the State April
29, 1861. It served at Washington, D. C., from May 2, 1861; at and near
Alexandria, Va., and in General Willcox's Brigade, from May 23, 1861; in the 2d
Brigade, 2d Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, from July 16, 1861; in New
York harbor and Westchester county, from September, 1861; at Newport News, Va.,
from October, 1861; at New York city from May 7, 1862, where commanded by
Lieut.-Col. Joseph E. MacFarland, it was honorably discharged and mustered out
June 2, 1862.
The regiment (1st organization) lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 33
enlisted men; died of wounds received in action; 1 officer, 2 enlisted men;
died of disease and other causes, 4 officers, 8 enlisted men; total, 6
officers, 43 enlisted men; aggregate, 49; of whom 3 enlisted men died in the
hands of the enemy.
Reorganizing
J. T. Brady Light Infantry
Colonel James C. Burke received authority, May 18, 1863, to reorganize the
original 11th Infantry, as a three years' regiment. June 27, 1863, Col. Henry
O'Brian succeeded Colonel Burke. In the draft riots in New York city in July
1863, col. Augustus B. Sage was appointed in his place. The efforts to recruit
the regiment met with no success, and October 1, 1863, the reorganization was
discontinued and the men, then enlisted, transferred to the 17th Veteran
Infantry.
The regiment or rather parts of it took place in suppressing the draft riot in
New York city, July, 1863, where 1 officer was killed.
The following is taken from The Union army: a
history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the
regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders
and soldiers. Madison, WI: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. volume II
Eleventh Infantry.—Cols., E. Elmer Ellsworth, Noah L. Farn-ham, Charles McK.
Loeser; Lieut.-Cols., Noah L. Farnham, John A. Cregier, Spencer H. Stafford,
Joseph E. McFarland; Majs., John A. Cregier, Charles McK. Loeser, Alexander
McC. Stetson. This regiment, the 1st Fire Zouaves, was recruited in New York
city and left for Washington, 1,200 strong, April 29, 1861. At Washington it
was mustered into the U. S. service on May 7, for a two years' term and was
quartered at the capitol until May 9, when it was sent to Camp Lincoln. On May
24, it was ordered to Camp Ellsworth, Alexandria, Va., where it became a part
of Gen. Willcox's brigade. At the battle of Bull Run, July 21, it was with the
2nd brigade, 2nd division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, and engaged with
severe loss. In September, it returned to New York for the purpose of
reorganization; performed guard duty at Bedloe's island and returned to
Fortress Monroe the same month, going into camp at Newport News. Efforts to
reorganize the regiment proved futile and it returned to New York May 7, 1862,
and was there mustered put on June 2. Other succeeding attempts to reorganize
were likewise un-successful and the men enlisted for that purpose were assigned
to the I7th N. Y. During its term of service the regiment suffered the loss of
51 members by death from wounds and 15 from accident or disease.