Some more Federals: the 27th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry of Stahel's brigade, I Corps.
In command is Colonel Adolphus Buschbeck, a math teacher from Germany who seems to have been praised and liked by everyone but who never was promoted beyond colonel. He did, however, get some experience at brigade command, serving as acting commander of the 1st brigade once Julius Stahel was promoted to replace General Schenck, who was wounded at Second Bull Run. In this capacity he performed admirably at Chancellorsville, desperately throwing his brigade in the way of Jackson's assault and buying precious minutes for the Union right flank.
This was the first run-of-the-mill regimental uniform I've had to paint, and to make things slightly more interesting I had some fun with some of the soldiers' blanket rolls.
The regiment itself was recruited exclusively in Philadelphia, mainly in the Northern districts, and about half of its men were Germans. It performed well throughout its service, and at Second Bull Run it participated in the first day's action and the third day's covering movements, during which it was just about the last unit to fall back over the Bull Run.
Up next is the... well, I'm not sure. Another New York regiment, but which one?
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