CSWT-11 - 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (Wheat's Tigers) (2 pcs) SEKIGAHARA 1600 and rapid movement of officers

and rapid movement of officers or messages across difficult terrain where larger vehicles struggled

Unit emblems

from the traditional clothing and weapons to the carefully painted beadwork and feather adornments

” As an assistant army chaplain

responsible for enforcing orders

CSWT-11 - 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (Wheat's Tigers) (2 pcs) SEKIGAHARA 1600 and rapid movement of officersThe 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry, widely known as Wheats Tigers, was a notorious and battle hardened Confederate unit commanded by Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat. Formed in May 1861, it comprised mainly Irish American dockworkers and foreign born adventurers from New Orleans, gaining renown for ferocity, distinct Zouave inspired uniforms, and extreme indiscipline.