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I'd like to propose to GHQ that you consider changing the composition of some of the sets in your ACW range. For example, at present the only way to obtain a horse holder figure is to buy the headquarters set. Would it be possible to produce packs just of horse holders or perhaps include one or two horse holders in the dismounted cavalry sets?

Also the officers and standard bearers in the command packs are the same as in the infantry advancing packs. Would it be possible to introduce a little variety by including officers and standard bearers from the infantry firing and marching packs?

Thank you for your post donovan.
I'm agree with you !
"Horse Holders set : 4 men and 12 horses" for example !

Gilles

I'll second (or third) what Donovan said. I always liked seeing horse holders with the dismounted cav.

That is an excellent idea. Perhaps when GHQ releases the charging ACW Cav, they will consider included a few horse-holders in the packs.

Agree lets get horse holders which are needed for several rule sets!
Cheers,
Joel in Northern virginia

I would suggest it is not just a Civil War issue either.

I don't expect it is quite such an issue with Napoleonics, as cavalry often/usually fought mounted in that timeframe (AFAIK). But we have some very nicely modelled cavalry for WW2 armies from the Soviet Union, Poland, and Germany, and during WW2 the French, Italians, and Romanians also operated reasonably large cavalry arms. These generally (not always, but generally) fought as mounted infantry rather than true cavalry ... using their horses for mobility but dismounting to fight on foot in most cases.

These WW2 cavalry figures need horse-holders too!

In fact I have already bought a pack of brand-X Civil War horse-holder figures for my WW2 Soviet cavalry. I figure the Civil War slouch hat is close enough to the popular horseman's visored cap worn by the Soviets. Once the horse-holders are in place I would then just substitute regular infantry stands for my cavalry.