United Bricks American Civil War Union Soldier Minifigure Custom Minifigure The Eastern Front was decisive

The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome in the European theatre of operations in World War II

Since the Confederacy had no regular army before the war one had to be created

This type of formation combined soldiers armed with pikes and soldiers armed with arquebuses and/or muskets

Triggered by the discovery of diamond and gold deposits in the Boer republics

The telogreika was particularly effective at keeping the wearer warm in the harsh Russian Winter

United Bricks American Civil War Union Soldier Minifigure Custom Minifigure The Eastern Front was decisiveAmerican Civil War Confederate Soldier Minifigure At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 the US Army was small and lacking of experience, with only 16,000 enlisted men and officers. Neither side was prepared militarily for the conflict, with much of the army scattered across the vast expanse of the American West. Loyalty would be an issue as units were called eastwards to either form the army sent to subdue the rebellion, or to join it.