Mississippi Boatmen

There were two ad hoc companies of Mississippi Boatmen in action at the Battle of New Orleans.  General Jackson embargoed all boats from leaving New Orleans, consequently there was a surplus of boatmen who volunteered in two companies under captains Robert Spriggs and David Wallace. Ref. The Greatest Fury, p. 71 & 129.

All the figures are from Boot Hill Miniatures. These figures are matt but you would not know it by these photos.

I really like the peg legged chap on the left who is priming his musket.

These gents were a compilation of sailors and flatboat men caught isolated in New Orleans because no ships or boats were using the Mississippi south of the city. Many were raft boatmen who brought goods and militiamen down the Mississippi to New Orleans.