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By
David
B
Solitaire Ratings
1. TheLangestDay
2. Struggle
of
Natio
3.
Waterloo
4 Stalingrad
5.
FurylnTheWesl
6.
RussianCampaig
7. Bulge'Bl
8. Li tl leRaundTap-
9. AfrikaKorps
10. D Day
1.14
1.15
1.22
1.33
1.36
1.78
1.96
1.98
2.03
2.10
By
James
M
By James
S
By
Kevin M
By Michael M
By
Jim B
By
Rod
W
By A, Blumberg and R.
Ha
By
Michael Craig
By R,
Martin, P, O'Neil,
R.
Ha
By Rex
A, M
matches
the Overall
Value
rat ing- which
loosely interpreted
as
that game's rating f
petit ive, face-to-face play - of each title f
RBG.
Before proceeding, it
proves
bene
break out the top
ten
of
our t it les for bo
and Solitaire play:
PBM Ratings
1. Diplomacy
2. Bu lge
'Bl
3.
Afrika
Karps
4
Waterloo
5
Stalingrad
6.
Russian
Campaign
7 Anzio
B.
DDay
9. Ai r Force
10. Midway
REBEL YELL
Confederate Set-Up
for
ULL
RUN
FIRST BLOOD
The Battle
of Bull Run
N ORTH FI ELD, END O F A N ERA
A GUNSLINGER
Scenario
EVERYONE S FAVORITE ATTACK
The Mystical
3-1
TH E BLUE AND TH E GREY
Leaders
in
Intermediate GETTYS URG
Back in
the Letters
to the Editor column of
Vol. 20, No.2, I indicated a willingness to compile
an informal rating
of the
suitability
of
our
RBG
titles
for
solitaire and play-by-mail
activity After
an in
coming t ide
of
some 45 responses by readers,
many
of whom were kind enough to jot
down
their
thoughts
on
the
subject,
I v e not received further
imput
forthis survey, Thus, it
would
appear
time
to
mull
over the
results of this, admit tedly, l imited
data base and
draw
some
tentative
conclusions.
At
the end
of
this Philosophy the readership will
f ind a l is ting
of
ratings
for
each title on
the
War
game
RBG
and
Adventure
Game
RBG for
PBM
and
Solitaire ,
The values represent the collective
evaluation of each game in terms of its ready suit
ability
for
such play. The observant among
the
readers will quickly note
that the
order
of
inclusion
NUTMAIL
How
to Get
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Questions Answered
A K IN G S O FF ICER
The Battles of Richard Bolitho
SERIES REPLAY
ULL
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WEST POINT S FINEST
The Commanders at Bull
Run
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Confederate Player: Rex Martin
Union Player: Paul O Neil
Neutral Commentator: Richard Hamblen
Since this is the first
U RUN
replay,
will
t with some comments on strategy. The rules
ze most of the Confederates opposite Cen-
ville until Turn
4,
leaving the Sudley fords
guarded; a Union drive down the Sudley Road
nnot be stopped until the Confederates are freed
meet it. Thegame
is
more complex than a simple
ve through Sudley, however. The Union must
defend Centreville, a massed Union drive has
limitations ofbeing slow and risky (only limited
nglh can cross the fords each turn and the op-
ing armies are equal overall), and lhe Union has
t can
find
a weakspot to penetrate, or
elop several threats backed up by a reserve to ex-
il the most promising. The initial setup is critical
both sides; theConfederates must preserve their
and delay lhe Union, while the Union musl
trale their defenses before lhe Confederales
in their balance.
Finally, J simply cannot resist lhe templation to
en each turn s commentary with n appropriate
rical reference for our battle.
uly 1861
I have pl ayed this game a great deal
Richard during
th e
playtest, bu t never
st Paul on e
of
Richard s primary playtesters).
even though Richard
ha s
punished me
enough
for t aking a
forward stance,
I ll utilize
perience with it now. Thus,
my
setup is f ai rl y
straightforward; in e ss en ce
I m
go in g to
throw
everything
I can across Bull Ru n an d see
ho w
he
responds. I
ca n
t hen ei ther
promote
an offensive,
or
withdraw
to
hold
t he f or d s.
In working my way from west t o e a st , th e place
ment of Evans force an d th e
abatis
made
with
little thought.
Th e
a ba ti s a re
p la ce d t o
insure that
th e road over the s tone bridge is i nterdict ed as l ong
a s p os si bl e.
E va ns h im se lf
masses
behind
these,
r ea dy t o m ov e
west
across t he bridge
if
th e
situation
develops
around
Su d ley Springs as I
anticipate.
Alternatively, he is in p os it io n t o coordinate an
assault
with Cocke
to
clear th e region between t he
runs an d p re ss u re t he w es te rn approaches t o C en
treville.
Now,
a
tough
choice
must
be m a d e - w h o
to sacrifice t o s l ow th e Union development across at
Su d
ley Springs a n d g u ar a nt e e t h at
Smith
comes
on
at Manas sas J unction. I w ill l ikel y l os e
either
th e ir
replaceable Terry or equally irreplaceable Davidson.
On e
of them
must dash
fo r hex
P6
t o s pr in g t he 1st
Virginia C av p as t a ny U ni on
cavalry
in th e area. I
t hi n k t h at
Davidson
th e sacrifice. Terry goes into
AA 8
to slow
any development toward
Poplar Ford.
He will retire
behind
th e abatis after the first Union
move. Of
course,
he
ma y
die if t he enemy decides to
spring
t he s to ne
b r id g e p o si ti on f or t h ei r northern
flank.
Cocke
lies in w ai t t o b e
awakened
by
any offen
position
at
FFI2.
I have seen
some
ferocious ba
develop
in this
central
a re a, a nd
have
arran
Cocke s command accordingly. From h er e h e
progress
toward
Centreville, or cross over Cu b
to
j oi n t he b ul k of
th e
forces
fo r
a frontal adva
h o rr o rs ) o n t he obj ect ive.
Or ,
C oc ke m ay sim
retire
behind
Bull
Ru n
if pressured, sacri fi
small infantry units in th e rearguard while
artillery an d
brigade core retreat.
I must a d mi t
I
rarely
consider this
latter
satisfactory, prefer
to force the Union player that w a nt s t o c ro ss her
fight
Cocke
before
assaulting Bee
an d
Bartow ran
along the
fords.
Cocke is th e
rock
of my left
fl
bu t e ve n h e
expendable.
Th e 1 V i rgi ni a Ca v is positioned to block
threat to Smith s entry. Bee
an d
Bartow will m
to
take
u p p o si ti on s as far
forward
as practica
he deci des
t o d ev el op th e
n o rt h er n p us h, t hi s
l ikel y be south of New M ar ke t. I v e l ea rn e d l
ag o
that,
w it h t hi s strategy,
an y
other positio
merely g ro und up by th e U ni on a dv an ce f
Sudley Springs. In t his case, Evans will harass
die to slow
th e
Union drive. Meanwhile Bee
Bartow will a wa it S mi th an d defend Bethle
Church in a lengthy
withdrawal
while I
p ush
Centreville w it h a ll
s tr en gt h. T hi s
means a g
game, striving to pull his attention from here w h
mount a
frontal
assault
on
th e heights of Centrev
t o g ai n
a
quick
win.
In t he c en te r, my t hr ee b ri ga d es can ei
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some losses among sacrifice rearguards) s
damnyankees
attack.
All three ar e se t t o
t he sli ghtest move by t he Union on their
Jackson will cross or no t as the situation
P en dl et on a nd Walton
unl ess somet
develops, will p us h f or wa rd for an arti
wit h what ever he ha s facing me. Earl y
is
cross at
McLean s
joining with Jones to
the eastern approaches. Alternatively as
keep my options open), Jones will se
sacrifice-extracting
as
many
losses
or
time as
possible-to
slow
an y
advance on M
while Jackson shifts so uth . I ve yet to seea
sive develop across McLean s but it neve
be p rep ared . Or he may simpl y sit t here
an y Un io n player attacking
on
my right to
northern flank when Jones separates his f
interdicts the m ai n r oa d.
On m y r igh t tlank my greatest gam
bridge stays up at the railroad UU28) to
my ad van ce u p th e east edge. Ewell an d H
positioned to bring on a thrust by t he U
Division. Should it not be committed h
will follow J on es a nd E ar ly up the right
ready-made r es er ve . S ho ul d all t hi s c om
while he
is
concent rat ing on t he west, I c
as many as e ig ht b ri ga de s c on ce nt ra te d
treville, certainly enough t o cat ch his a
Should
a s I e xp ec t, t he se fa ce t he Y an ke
6th La will t ake t he brunt having gradua
high school in Louisiana
an d
being filled
of
t he Civil
Wa r
episodes
of
these poly
I ve no
doubt
that it will give a good ac
i tsel f). Wit h Harrison s cr ee ni ng , I t ak e
calculated gam ble
an d
place Ewell himself
with a ny as sau lt on the 6th L ouisia na
de finite push, he
an d
his survi vi ng fo
w it hd ra w a cr os s t o take u p p os it io ns o n
bank. In point of fact, Ewell s brigade
is
ex
if he can cause casualties an d discomfo
Union development here.
Now, wit h my posit ions set , I awai t t o
his effort is to be concentrated. Or rathe
any good Union player will develop two
supporting
offensives
to
st retch my l ines
i ng m e in s ev er al p oi nt s
an d
awaiting com
of my reserves b efo re sh atterin g o ne fla
other.
In th e d ar k b ef or e
dawn
th e grey
crossed Bull Run t o t ak e up attacking posi
Rex
deploys north ofBullRun to attac
ville, which unbalances his defense even m
difficult for the Union player to exploitfla
face-down positions, but he stillshould po
units to eitherdefend or escape
if
the Union
He hasalso created commandproblems by
his inactive brigades into
four
groups, m
Beauregard and Johnston can keep mo
region by region critique:
WEST: Evans
and
Cocke restrict the
U
up and menace Centreville,
but
they
are
n
vulnerable. Evans should form brigade t
against bombardment, and Cocke s scree
be A
V proof
to protect the meat of the
b
CENTER Longstreet can escape
if
t
attacks, but Kersahw and Bonham
are
against thefords; theyshould befartherfo
back.
Dawn: On this and the facing page are i llustrated the
ment of
for es
by the opposing comm nders Not sh
limitations of s pa ce are the u ni ts in the fol lo
Rl Richardson and Keyes I Conn 2 Conn 3 Conn
US; R2 -1 Mass,2 Mich,3 Mich,
2
NY,
il
US; BBB35
Me, 4 M e , 5 M e, 2 VI; CCC34-Franklin 5Ma ss, II Ma
Mich;
CCC35-Wilicox
I I NY, 38 NY,
US, D 2
Hampton Legion Letter coded counlers represent:
Bartow 1 Miss 2 Miss 4
Ala
Imboden 7 Ga 8Ga;
B
Va, 5 Va, 27 Va, 33 Va; C-Po rler 8NYM,
4
NYM
NYM; D-Burnside 2 NH
7
NYM, I RI, 2 RI i
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NORTHEAST:
Blocking the Union Mills
Road
,
good, but the bulk of Jones brigade is too far
McLean s Ford to escape
the Union attacks.
rlyshouldbe onehex
backfor
flexibility, sincehe
not
cross at McLean s
the Union
is
present in
ngth anyway.
SOUTHEAST: The trestle is a delicate gamble
t can be valuable to the Union. Its potential is
unrealizedbecause most Union playersdo not
how to use it. Nonetheless, it can distract the
ion player and divert his troops
from
other
reats, so in practice i t usually gives the CSA a
all benefit and the Union a small chance of a
ge benefit. In this case,
Rex is
clearly trying to ,
aw Paul into thesoutheast cornerof the map, fo r
has left the Union three hexes at CCC35, enough
set up the whole 3rdDivision. As if this were not
ough, Ewell is far too vulnerable: his southern
n be trapped and killed, his northern units
n be driven away
from
the trestle the
5 Ala
and
sser shouldexchange positions to strengthen the
sition). Holmes wisely sets u p guarding the
may have to f ig ht be fore he
n
get a
mand to move.
I f
Rex
wanted to attract the Federals to Union
lls, he overdid it; the area
is
a real weak spot,
gerously close to Manassass.
I ve
n ev er p la ye d Rex
before,
bu t
from
ching him play other games and
from
Richard s
of his f ight s w it h R ex I expected to see an
Confedera te commander. I believe
that the
Union
commander, e ve n i f he has
attack , has a s li ght advantage. I can choose my
of a tt ac k, a nd I have an overwhelming
advantage to back it up. Theone drawback
playing against an aggressive commander that
a l ot c lo se r
to
Centreville for h im than it
to
for
me.
Just as I expected (feared), Rex has set up
rything he c an o n the
north
bank.
He
has even
ployed t he t r es t le f or me. (I f I w as
him, I d
place
s o; I think i t s an advan tage to both players.) I
on taking advantage of his southern hospitality
My
Second
and Third divisions will be placed
attack
via th e
bridge, Yates and
Union
Mills
s . I hope to
spook
him w it h the
numbers,
but I
be too surprised if he
no t influenced.
I put Richardson and Keyes
up
at Sudley Springs
they are strong
enough
to be some
threat, but
to use them as a force
of
maneuver .
they draw-probably Evans, Bee and
be less at
the
fords
for
me to face. The
of the army
at Centreville along with
D owell . I
don t
plan on attack ing h er e u nl es s I
get ver y good
odds.
I l l just sit and
watch
him
to move me o ut. If he willing to make low-
attacks,
I ll
certainly let him.
Delighted by the
weak
defense at the trestle
sent two divisions around the Con-
erate right flank
Normal conservative play would be to cross
ongly at Sudley and Poplar fords, open up the
ne Bridge and the crush Cocke, Kershaw and
nham at 10:30; the Confederates would be too 8
ak andout ofposition to stop the Union short of
nassas. However, the opportunity at Union
is
too dazzling: Holmes and Ewell cannot
9
ssibly defend two fords and a bridge
fo r
long.
ul rightly decides to smash through here, but his
ation isflawed. An area by area critique:
0
EAST:
With the game at stake at Union Mills,
is critical. The Union must cross before the
nfederates can reinforce. Paul sets up to get all
e crossings in three turns the
nd
and3rd Divi-
s outflank any delaying defense in the south).
he effectively isolates the
nd
and3rd Divisions
leaving Jones
in
control
of
the Union Mills road.
then ties up Davies in a defensive roleinsteadof
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using the 1st Division to drive Jones south against
the anvil
of
the 2nd Division.
CENTER: Abandoning the area west
of
Cub
Run
is
simply
wrong without
changing theforces
involved, Paulhas given up the initiative in the area
to Cocke and has abandoned another road, and
isolates Richardson from Centreville. Sherman,
Schenck and Blenker are too weak to fight alone,
but they are too strong to waste as delaying forces.
A single brigade is enough to delay reinforce
ments are nearby, and theforce savedcouldbe used
to attack Cocke and Jones.
WEST: To save t ime crossing the fords, any
Sudleyforce should exclude slowartillery
andform
eight-point groups tosave timecrossing thesefords;
and have active leaders
in
two hexes (to activate
both sides
o f
both fords). Paul violates
AL L
THREE principles: his force totals 25 points, in
cludes slow artillery, and Keyes is active only when
in Richardson s hex. Theforce should belarger and
more threatening, or smaller and faster it could
save three turns
just
by leaving
G/2
US at Centre
ville. Paul
is
not paying much attent ion to this
group, which brings up an interesting question:
with the game at s take at Union Mills should the
Union cross at Sudley at all?
As
the battle begins, the honors are even:
Re x
has given Paul a weak spot to drive through, but
Paul has broken his army into three isolated
groups. The Union, with the better roadnet, cannot
reinforcefrom group to group bu t the Confederates
can
If
the Confederates can survive the initial
onslaught at Union Mills, the Union position will
degenerate rapidly. Time
is
definitely on the Con
federate side.
u
9:00 AM
Uni on: My onl y moves are to bring on the 4 th MI in
the south, shift Richardson and Keyes, and bring
Porter and B ur ns id e d ow n a he x. T hi s
is
to enable
the artillery to unlimber and fire whe n I attack. I
don t want to attack this turn, since I don t want to
wake up t he Confederat es yet. Johnston needs his
beauty sleep.
Unaccountably, once in position the Union
strike force paused
Paul does not attack With Sudley a sideshow,
this just gives Rex time to reinforce Union Mills:
while the Union will bemoved only two non-critical
brigades, the CSA will move four, p lus one bat
talion and two regiments (and Smith s brigade, ap
proaching by rail). Gambling everything on the
weakspot at Union Mills, Paul is letting it vanish by
default. G/2 US should at least lead the way into
Sudley Ford; apparently Paul has not yet noticed
that it will be a problem.
Confederate:
Paul s
placement
is
curious; his first
turn moves even more so. He has positioned himself
to shatter Ewell and l aunch himsel f across t he run
against an unsupported Holm es , a c ourse that
w oul d le ad to g re at distres s for me s inc e I c an get
nothing into the
area
for
an
hour. The climactic bat-
tle w ould de ve lo p for
the
h ei gh ts a bo ve R us hy
B ra nc h, with my forces c oe rc ed in to a tt ac ki ng a
tough position. Yet he pauses, seemingly afraid
of
awaking the bulk
of
the Confederate forces. I can t
help
but
feel this to be a strat egic error on his part.
However, since he
is
allowing me
at
l east a turn, I
must dispatch Wal ton and Jackson to the region,
t ak in g t he m
ou t of
any assaul t on Centrevil le.
Whatever progresses, I must write
of f
Ewell, whose
entirebrigade will go down in front of the combined
assault
of
the damnyankees.
But t hi s
is
not t he onl y curious circumstance.
Paul has seemingly ceded me the region between the
runs.
Cocke
can,
if
this situation holds, readily roll
u p t he Warrenton Turnpike and spread out Union
forces screeni ng t he westward approaches t o Cen-
t revi ll e. I wonder if he realizes
that
not having to
fight for t hi s posit ion as I am wont to do) has given
m e a s tra te gic advantage in a ny st ru ggl e f or th e
Centreville Heights. Indeed, he seems unsure what
to do in the center, merely con tent t o watch
developments elsewhere. Evans will remain in place
to
see if he decides
to
cross
and
challenge Cocke.
But Terry will gallop west
to
support Davidson and
delay his rather ineffectual threat.
His northern advance
is
so weak and lacklustre
that I f ac e a r ea l c ho ic e w it h t he V ir gin ia C av and
Bee
and
Bartow. With no Union
threat
to the
10:00 AM: Position following Union
Turn.
railline, I think then the 1st Virginia
w
eastward to await opportunities to cross the
p la y g am es w it h his command spans and
flanks. Meanwhile hmmm, I c an s en d
Bartow farther than I ha d thought to totally
any threat t o M an as sa s f ro m t he w es t. S o,
Bart ow march toward t he m ai n road, wh
a ll ow me t o p ro je ct t he m i nt o his for ce as
possible.
I
can t
help
but
feel
that
Paul has erred
strategic plans. He has three distinct forces,
to support each other, wit h his wei ght on
m
But he has not used this weight at its most
t une momen t i .e. , i mmediately). Instea
allowing me to react to it, strengthening t
with both a strong brigade and artillery.
can t save E well, he will c au se a de lay w
damnyankees steamroller him. This extra t
bring my reinforcements within range. Mea
the
rest
of
my
army
sits and awaits develop
In a flash, Beauregard percei ved the th
his right.
This
is
Rex s first move since the weak
Union Mills
was
revealed, and he reacts
w
disdain: everything movable heads
for
Unio
at top speed. Only Evans stays in the North
could go to W
and bottle up P8 next tu
why frustrate Richardson? His continued
a
is the only excuse the Union has fo r delayin
=
9:30AM
Union: Continue moving through Sudley n
for a dip). And I move Blenker and Davies t
positions. Davies has shifted to threaten M
Ford, while 6 NY serves as a rea rgua rd.
h av e p at ie nc e; my motto is, Come big
home . I don t want to make small scale
10:00 AM: P osition following Union Turn. Lener c oded
represent:
A-Porter,
8 NYM .
4
NYM, 27 NY, 2 R
F ra nk li n, 5 M as s, I I M as s, I M in n, I Mi ch ;
C-Howard
Me, 5 Me, 2 VI;
O-Jackson,
4 Va, 5 Va, 27 Va, 33 Va.
Harrison is
AVed,
and
P a lme r ha s r idde n down E we ll.
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e v ic to ry . Besid es, I think Ewe ll may b e sitt in g
at
X32 waiting for me t o move ther e. I
am
u sed t o
i ghting my way acr os s t he r iv er, so I l l surrender
slight advantage I h av e n ow .
It s
still a lo ng w ay
M an as sa s. I r ef us e t o be l ur ed by his u ni t D av id
n ) a t P 6;
if
I attack, I l l o nl y be ou t of command
xt turn.
An unnatural stillness lay on
th e
battlefield.
Paul still waits, with time running out. Slowed
y a lack
of
leaders, Richardson s units stop in
P3
stay active in case the CSA evacuates actually,
ne unit should go to P4 lest they stay) . One divi
on leader would makea
difference if
Tyler were
ked with Richardson, Keyes could be
in
P3 and
s units could be in P4.
What
is
he waiting
on ?
I will s im pl y
n ti nu e t o m ov e
into
p os it io n h er e, b ri ng in g t he
threat
to
an end.
He
might
once
have
o ssed h ere w ith o ut g re at loss.
N ow , a ny
crossing
e e ffec ts will c ertainly b e c ostly
fo r
him. If I get
a nd J ac kson
i nt o b ri ga de , m y r ig ht
is
firm
t he f ace
of
his artillery
advantage. An d
his com
of
his c av al ry h er e is virtually pointless.
e area is so constricted that the y a re no t of much
se t o h im u nt il he is across the run. His
other
flank
n ti nu es t o d aw dl e
a lo ng , h ar dl y
worthy of a
a nc e n ow
that
I ve c ommitted Bee
an d Bartow.
i th , wh en he a rr iv es , will p ro ce ed
eastwards
to
ee wh at t ro ub le he can stir u p
o r su pp o rt
he c an
And th e grey
columns
raced
against
time.
With the delay reducing the danger at Union
Rex
shiftsBeeand Bartowback tojoin Evans
a normal delaying action against Richardson.
he weak cavalry and artillery suffice to hold P8
ce even i f the Union attacks, it must pause to
h crossing.
:
No w is the time to
attack.
I found a
s ho ul d n ot
have
moved
to
C CC 27 b ut
ld have stayed on the road at CCC26.
Forming
a nd H ow a rd , F ra n kl i n s
b ri ga de ha s a n
o n H a rr i so n
while
Palmer
rides
down
Ewell.
c en te r force s
move
to
take
u p p os it io ns o n t he
ying ridge line;
i t s n ot
a
grea t position bu t
it
do
for a while. I ll wait for
a n a tt ac k
there
nless he m ak es a
mistake an d
leaves me with a
attack.
D av ie s me an w hile mov es
south
to
eep a w ar y eye
o n J on es .
Keyes
draws
up t o face
e d el ay in g f or ce Rex t hr ew
out;
I can
form
him
o b rig ad e n ex t
t ur n a nd a tt a ck .
My a rtil lery h as
ew sh ots,
bu t
I ll
t ak e w ha t
Rex gives me.
Th e
on Rosser works-good omen. I
p e it
is
a portent of what my artillery will do .
.Striking suddenly if belatedly, th e blue battle
smashed
Dick Ewell s brigade
and
captured
e general at his
breakfast.
The Union attacks; Harrison a nd Ewell go
wn snappily and the 3rd Division moves up to
ear away the 6th La nextturn. Rosser is eliminated
a b om ba rd men t that sho uld have been a 3 1
sault to take the hexand block Ewell s remnants
from the trestle).
The Union advance in the center is a mi no r
under: the attacks are not worth much and could
ve been made just as well next turn, since Jones,
gstreet, Bonham and Kershaw are inactive. The
just allows them to mo ve a turn early,
fore any army leaderjoins them.
Well, the d amnY 1w ke es w he re I w as
i se d, i t was on e
word, an d
low er c ase) fin ally
r uc k. N ow
w e v e s ev er al i nt er es ti ng d ev el op
n ts. A s I fea red , Ewe ll g iv es his life fo r
the
cause,
making
his
u nt ou ch ed i nf an tr y expendable
rearguards.
He
h as a vo id ed t he
Louis ia nans , ob
viously
hoping
to
ta ke them ou t
next
turn
we ll all
hope
f or a n
EX
herechildren since I ll
no t withdraw
them).
Bu t this is a ll a misfire d shot, since
Jackson
an d
Holmes
an d
W al t on a re
no w
in position.
Meanwhile, Jones
an d
Early will mass under
B ea ur eg ar d t o trouble Davies.
he i gn or es t his
movement, t hi s f or ce will brush Davies aside an d
drive north; i f Da vi es r et re at s a s I ex pe ct , t he y l l
follo w a t his h ee ls.
h e shifts force s f ro m t he 2nd
Division, I ve su ce e de d in d ilu tin g any assault this
t urn a nd
will
scamper
b ac k a cr os s t he
ford.
My
center is o cc up ie d w it h m er e s hi ft in g of f or ce s t o
keep his
attention.
On ly the
actions of
the 30
Virginia
Cav is of a ny importa nc e
here.
I can
s pr ing it, it will
interrupt
his
command
spans or
force him to
abandon
t he r id ge s
around 0 0 1 5 .
Either is profitable
f or me,
an d
c ost e ffic ie nt. A s
the re ad e rs mu st
note
by now, I
am
a
proponent
of
maneuver.)
Cocke is proceeding
to
draw
up
on
th e b rid ge
west
of
Centreville.
Langhorne
will p la y his u su al
g am es , f or ci ng h im t o
spread ou t
a b it t o w he re ,
if
I
do
h it h im
an d
bre ak through, he will be unable to
mas s the br ig ade in
short
t ime . Bee ,
Bartow an d
Evans look
t o h av e a q ui et d ay .
Perhaps,
should the
opportunity
a rise , Ev an s
could
be
detached
t o s up
port
any crossing of
Cub
Ru n by
Cocke. To
the
west, Terry
continues
to merely
annoy,
hoping
f or a
shot
at a
commander
or h il lt op , f or ci ng h im t o be
cautious in his advance
an d
placement n ot t ha t he
isn t
mo vin g lik e a sp av ine d sna il h ere in an y case).
As th e
Confederate
attack brigades started
their
advance,
th e remnants
o f E we ll s
shattered
b riga de fle d n o rth
With nearly everyone active, Rex redoubles his
offensivegamble. He sends Johnston to activatethe
center and Beauregard to activate Jones, reinforces
Beauregard and advances Cocke to Cub Run. The
center brigades advance cautiously to avoid defeat
in detail by the strong Union force. At this point,
both sides are offensively overbalanced they can
not disengage and redeploy in time. The game is
now a race to Manassas and Centreville.
At
Union Mills, Jackson has been given
just
enough time to form brigade
at
the trestle, effec
tively bottling up the easiest way across the river,
but the 2nd Tenn remains a weak spot, vulnerable
to a
2-1
attack from Union Mills Ford.
:3
Union:
I
didn t think about
Rex moving back
on
my
right.
It s
a
good
t ac ti c n o
matter
w ha t side y ou
play.
The
slo w c ro ssing
at
Sudley
continues
un
troubled.
In
th e
c en ter, I ma ke minor
adjustments and
at
tack
M unf or d a t 3 hoping
t o e li mi na te
that
n uisan ce result D B2 ,
oh
we ll). Blen ke r ta ke s
th e
point while Sherman l ur ks n ea rb y. By moving
Jones
an d
Early
an d
Ewell, he has left a hole at
McLean s
Ford. I wonder
if
he will l ea ve it open?
I ll
shift
Burnside north
to
see what I can pick up. I
will probably
attack
Jones, e t. a l.
Th e
3 rd D iv isio n fo rms b rig a de
and
smac k s the
6t h L a.
In fan try to
c le ar the approaches; Franklin
takes
the
hill. My
bombardments
miss as Rex
is
playing PanzerBush and staying ou t of range of my
b ig g un s.
Hunter
an d
Heintzelman
are
positioned
t o k ee p e ve ry bo dy a ct iv e.
Wi th my
2nd
an d 3r d
Divisions now
joined,
a f10 0d tide rolls
toward
the
Rebs.
pursued by th e
impetuous
Burnside.
Paul sticks to his schedule: he hits the 6th La
and opens Yates Ford, but passes up the
2-1
on the
nd
Tennessee. Worse, he activatesHolmes, allow
inghim to correct the weakspot. Burnsideprobably
shouldmove up to threaten a crossingnext turn,
driving Ewell s remnants north
is
an accept
alternative. Paul willbe moving his assault colu
into position at all three crossings next turn.
A
good
player will not risk a low-odds at
while he
is
winning but he will
i f
he
is
losing, so P
can boldly offer low-odds targets until his Un
Mills threat gets closer to succeeding. Thus,
leaves Sherman
in
the open to delay, and hepr
ably does not have to retreat quite so precipita
with Davies.
In the west, the CSA retreat has left Keyes i
tive, but Richardson s pieces could at least impr
their positions. Is Paul ignoring this theater? If
that unimportant to his plans, why did he com
any strength to it?
Confederate:
Well, the Louisiana 6th didn t b
him
any
discomfort. B ut , t he
opening
shots of
art iller y duel go to me as he loses a battery.
W
Smith
on e
turn from
a rr iv al , I n o l on ge r t hi nk
I v e
anything t o fear her e.
To
g et a cr os s, he m
risk some assaults, something I
d o ub t t h a
will do. Likewise on my left flan k; w ith Bee , Ba
an d
E va ns r an ge d on
a nd a r ou nd
the crossr
near
Chinn
Ridge. Terry c on tin u es to hang
aro
his f lank. B ut I may
flOW
dispatch th e artillery
in t he area to
support
Cocke if I could figure
to keep it active until it
joined
him). W it h
flanks secure, I can direct my
attention
to
center.
The
i nt er es ti ng c ho ic e I f ac ed t hi s
turn
co
with his move of Burnside s forces
n o rth to
thre
my development acr os s at McL ei ln s. I could
Burnside
hard
by p ut ti n g E ar ly i nt o brigade
surrounding
B ur ns id e f or a
2
and
t hen a
3
tack
on
his
component
parts
why, Burnside
c
even die
an d
save the
Union future
grief). A be
of t hi s w ou ld be
that
I w o uld a lso
pu t
Davies
ou
command,
setting him
up
f or i so la ti on o n t he
turn
when the 30 Virginia drives of f his c
manders. Then
Davies
ca n
b e s w ep t u p by
Ea rly
Jones.
B ut , t hi s
c ours e c ould
commit me to
b
for
that
hilltop,
something I d
rather
n ot t ro
wit h n ow.
After
all, his
southern
wing
is
bothering me, why
should
I t an gl e w it h i t? ) A
natively, I
could
hit Davies
at
2-1,
bu t
the
chan
a d is as te r s ta re s m e in th e fac e, a llo wing a c ro s
at
th e f or d b y B ur ns id e. Instead, I w an t t o s p
th e 1 st V irginia, protect the ford and pres
Davies.
Th e
o nl y way
to do
all is to send E
scampering b ac k t o form brigade on t he f ar s id
cross the cavalry
an d
protect it by s acr if
another
piece of E we ll s b ri ga de i t l oo ks l ik e
time fo r the
Alabamans
to p ay t he piper),
an d
Beauregard
and
J one s north. I do u bt
that
he wi
tack J on es ; t he o dd s h e fac es h ere ru n high risk
loss, w hich w ou ld
open
the w ay to Cen trev ille
Otherwise, my movements before
Sherman
s ycopha nts a re
mer ely t ryi ng t o en ti ce h im t o
b ro il h im se lf in a
dogfight.
I we re
him,
I w
withdraw
t o t he r idg e its elf.
h e in ste ad
att
Kershaw who
is
being
offered
f or a
attack
n o re tre at), I l l swing
around
him
an d cu t
his fo
of f
f ro m t he m ai n r oa d.
Lea ving a
rearguard
t
chewed
up,
I can
take
the
town
in t wo
turns.
decides to s wamp Longs tre et s forwa rd Ist Virg
In fa n try w hich
is
screening
the
30th Cav f
change) with
Sherman,
he ru ns the risk-howe
slight-that it
could
r et re at t o TTl2,
cutting
Davies
an d
threatening t o s pr in g th e Centre
Ridge.
On
the other hand, its demise does no t gre
trouble me s ince I ll m er el y r al ly it in a few t ur
Thus
f ar, I have merely react ed t o his m
men ts. Little b rillia nc e h as b ee n n ee de d
to
cou
h is a c tio ns.
At
the
moment,
I t hi nk I v e got
strategic
advantage. However,
I
am
no
great
sh
a t ta ctica l
considerations on
the
operational
s uc h as t hi s.
Th e
issue re ma ins in
doubt.
Beauregard
posted
Early to hold McLean s
a nd a w ai t
further orders.
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11:00 AM: Position following Union Turn Letter coded counlers
represent:
A Early
7 Va Miss 7
La;
B Jones 7 Miss 8
Miss, 5 SC , Miller;
C-Porter,
8 NYM, 7 NYM, G/2 US;
D Franklin 5 Mass
II
Mass 1 Minn; E Howard 4 Me S Me
Vt, 4 Mich, I Mich, 8 NY.
Rex corrects Holmes position
and im
mediately creates another weak spot by putting
Stanard next to Jackson instead
of
in thesamehex
This not only offers a way across the river, it
threatens to trap Jackson against the bend of lull
Run
Burnside s approach gives Beauregard an
unpleasant choice: defending or withdrawing
would take the steam out ofhisattack, butpressing
his advance north would commit him before the
Union Mills threat is resolved.
Rex
responds
by
waffling skillfully. He screens Burnside, advances
slightly and sends Early back to guard McLean s
Ford where he can reinforce Union Mills, Beau
regardor Johnston. The only problem
is thatEarly
cannot move at all until
an
army leader comesback
to activate him.
Rex
is
being bitten
by
hiscommand
problems.
Bee, Bartow and Evans form a wideposition at
the crossroads. This forces the Union to make a
poor
frontal attackor a longflank march, but once
more Rex does not allow for his command prob
lems: Bee and Bartow are slowed down by being
separated, since Bartow must get his command
from Bee. They willlose a turn if the Union tries a
flank march; and the Union attacks and elim
inates Bee, they could easily maneuver Bartow out
of the game.
U
M
11:00 AM
Union: I m
not
willing to
attack
across thefords yet
as I don t have the follow-up
troops
in position. As
I said earlier , it s Come big or stay home. I ll
shift units around t ry ing to keep my opt ions open
on where I
attack.
I keep moving
south on
my right;
it s
still a
turn
or two away until I
attack.
My diversion forces will
spread out looking for
an opportunity.
In the center, I hit the 1st Virginia
and
6th
Alabama-each
at
5-1-going for the kill
on
these
lone (sacrificial?) units. Rats Both attacks miss
and allow them to escape. And my
bombardments
a re only p inpr icks; I m
not
getting the shots I
thought
I would .
The
withdrawa l into the r idge
goes well, with Blenker breaking
to
cover
and
aid
Sherman
in his swipe
at
the 1st Virginia. Davies
begins a slow retreat
to
lead Jones on.
Burnside drove
of f
the Rebels and immediately
called
for
reinforcements
A campaign toforce a crossing has
four
1 bombardmentand spoilingattacksto wea
defense; 2) gambling attacks to cross;
3)
sur
the counterattack; 4) reinforcing and widen
bridgehead. The first three stages are expen
casualties, and the Union divisions canno
much strength and maintain a favorable edg
2nd and 3rd Divisions have 27 units with w
attack
12
defending units (I8 once Smith ar
Paul will need most ofhis strength toforce a
ing at Union Mills.
This turn Paul moves most
of
his troop
position, and Burnside drives the last
of
th
nants
of
Ewell up into Beauregard s group
time fo r Burnside to return to hisdivision: he
weak to deal with Beauregard by himself, a
strength will be needed at Union Mills.
Davies does not need to retreat so far, but
hardly a mistake as long as it continues to
Confederates who might be at Union Mills.
At
Sudley, Richardson starts a flank ma
artfully freezing the Confederates with a thr
attack down the road (however, he should
Pittslvania insteadofstopping at S7). I f he ca
the enemy to the Stone Bridge, he can hit
from
behindand eliminate him, free Schenck
force Centreville and open up the whole cen
the CSA will just stay stil l a turn or two .
DEPARTMENT
OFLOSTOPPORTUNI
Paul misses a neat attack at Union Mills. R
only replaceable infantry, he could attack S
at3-1, advance and trap Jackson against ther
1 2.
A success nearly wins the game, and at
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OO P osition f ollowing U nion T urn. L e tte r c oded c ounter s
represent: A-Howard, 38 NY, 5 Me, Willcox, 38 NY; 8 4 NYM,
M AR , 2 V t , 4 M ic h. N ot e t h e M AR , 2 V T
and
4 Mich areeliminated
in subsequent combat.
the Rebels must make a desparate counterattack to
free the brigade.
Confederate:
Pau l s poo r
luck leaves my units
unharmed.
Already h e
is bemoaning
his fate,
but
I
feel ita trifle early to comment on the
luck
in this
game.
After
all , m y
attacks
u p t o t hi s
point
have all
been
minor
with
nothing
at risk, while the
burden
of
attack
is on Pau l. And
his luck
is
m erely a factor of
the o ffensiv e action s h e
must
take.
Turning
to
my
actual
move,
Jones
and
Early
both
go i nt o b ri ga de .
The remnants of
Ewell
earn
respect by retiring in the face of a
5 attack
to
hold
Beauregard s
rear
secure
from
Burnside and his
cohorts. M ea nw hi le , t he c av al ry m ov es
to
begin
spreading
ou t
Dav ies, who faces a
rather
interesting
choice
of
ro utes to g et himself
out o f trouble. Smith
meanwhile arrives and r ea di es t o
march toward
Jackson. Holmes
is preparing
to go into b rigade
next
turn.
he
is
t o s pr in g his
grand
assault, I ex
pect some I-I attacks along my river line any time
now.
The
potential for heavy losses
on both
sides is
im me ns e, w it h e nt ir e br iga de s decimated. This
m ak es it a d ie rolling contest.
And I ve no
idea how
Paul s
luck will h old.
The Confederates cautiously imp ro ved their
positions
without
disturbing th e
dynamic balance in
the
fluid situation.
Rex hastily corrects Stanard s position and
now, with Smith approaching, the end of the crisis
t Union Mills is
in
sight. With things going hisway,
Rex n hardly be faulted fo r caution. Why risk
unstitching a situation that is improving with every
turn? Slowness works in his favor, since time is on
his side; he wants to avoid creating a threat that
might spur the enemyforces into more determined
action.
In the west however, this lethargy leaves Evans,
Bee and Bartow at the
crossroads they
will still
have to lose a turn (to activate Bartow) before they
can start to catch up to a Union f lanking move.
Now it is
Rex
who seems to bepaying attention to
thisfront. The delay in the southeast
is
giving more
and more meaning to Richardson s drive.
=
11:30
AM
Union:
On my right flank,
Richardson
and Keyes
move
toward
the riv er to g et
out o f command
range
of Bartow.
As long as I m ov in g
south and
tying
up
u nits h ere, I m satisfied. However , my
own
com
mand h er e is s li gh tl y
awkward.
Oh for just
one
more
active
commander
i n t hi s g am e.
In
the center, I fall back.
I ve
been out
manuevered wh ich I exp ected )
and
have
not h ad
any successful
attacks
w hich I did
not
e xp ec t) . I
won t
be
outmanuevered
from t he C en tr ev il le
Heights however.
The
39 NY acts as my
rearguard
to
cover the retirement t o t he
slopes-although
Rex
does
not
seem
to
be
troubling
me.
At
l as t I
attack
in the
south. Theattacks are
such
that
any exchang es will kill Reb el defenders also.
Again I move units
around
to
take advantage
of any
opportunities,
and possibly move
north towards
C en tr ev il le . I a ls o r ea li ze no w I blew a chance to
cross at the b rid ge b y attacking Standard and soak
ing of f on
Jackson.
I was just b li nd ed by the
presence of
Jackson
in b ri ga de . I a ls o
managed
to
activate
Holmes
last
turn,
making my crossing this
turn even more difficult. That s
two
oversights in
one
turn;
I ll
have to be
more
careful.
My
rotten
die rolling continues. My
attacks
fail
and the 4
bombardment
misses.
I m only
g lad the
1-2
a tt ack on Hampton
was
an
AB2.
Soone r or
later,
the
die will tell.
The
Union
strategy
wa s losing direction, drift
ing
on
th e t id e of
events.
Paul could wait andmake a better initialassault
next turn, but with time running short he s wiser to
make two weak attacks
in
hopes of disarraying the
defenders. Unfortunately, the die shoots the at-
tacks apart.
Sandwiched between Union armies, Beau-
regard s force is both a threat and a temptation to
the Union player, but Union Mills
is
the critical
f ron t. Burnside should go south and leave
Beauregard to Davies. Instead Davies retreats and
Burnside continues north This is senseless: alone,
Burnside n accomplish nothing except waste time
(and Paul is
just
asking fo r command and rally
problems by splitting the
2nd
Division). This
is
the
price
fo r
failing to deal with Jones at the start.
Paul also leaves the
16
NY Blenker and E/ 3 US
vulnerable tofairly good attacks, which is n error.
An outnumbered delayingforce must be careful to
maintain its strength lest it encourage enemy bold-
ness. Out west, Richardson breaks fo r the Stone
Bridge, but could push a bit faster; the race is on.
OO P osition f ollowing Conf e de r ate Turn. Letter c
counter represents:
A-Richardson,
I Mass, 3 Mic h,
2
NY,
l
This is very dangerous except fo r Richards
Paul s play seems to be losing direction. The p
sure he
is
applying
is
slackening, which allows
to take the initiative.
Confederate:
The first desperate
Union
ass
across the f or ds i n the
south is turned back, tak
down a couple of Yankee units one of which wil
rallied next turn).
Now, Holmes
goes into brig
and
e xc ha ng es pl ac es w it h t he
infantry/artill
force
holding
Union Mills Ford. Meanwhile, Sm
draws near.
Smith
will
take
the northenmost ro
t o k ee p my
options open,
bu t stays
near
to m
onto
the h ill to p
if
it
appea rs tha t Pau l is
actu
going
to
continue Iris mad
assaults
towa
Manassas
here.
In the c en te r, I l l
continue
t o p la y g am es w
my c av al ry . T he se f in e
(and
exhausted)
horsem
shift to
threaten
a couple of
command
Beauregard emulates Ney and takes personal co
mand of the 3 0t h V ir gi ni a. D av ie s continues
delay his retreat
toward
Centreville, so I ll
conti
to
push on up
with
Jones . Perhaps
I
can
o
manuever Davies somewhere along the line and
him of f f rom the
roads to
the town. Too, my ce
will pace his
retreat,
keeping the illusion
of
press
here.
h e p au se s l on g enough somewhere bef
the final Centreville Ridge, I think that I ll launc
3
or
4-1 attack just
to worry
h im n ow
that
inf
try losses
can
be readily
brought
back).
And Co
continues to
lurk
around the bridge.
To the west,
nothing but
march
and
coun
march.
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The Confederates also were content
to
wait on
events.
Instead
of
taking the initiative, Re x marks time:
Johnston and Beauregardslow down, Cocke halts
completely and only batteries move to block Rich
ardson (this givesPaul theStone Bridge). With time
on his side still, Re x wants to pu t
off
resolving the
situation in order to lure Burnside north and delay
events around Union Mills. This delicate and
treacherous policy can be betrayed by events or
Paul s whim, andpays theprice
of
slowing theCSA
advance. It is hard to tell, but Rex wouldprobably
do better to press his attack on Centreville.
Re x
makes another mistake around Union
Mills. When a strongerforce moves behind Yates
Ford, Hampton should withdraw one hex. Staying
adjacent just offers a weaker spot
for a
Union
assault.
a
a a
12:00 NOON
Union: I willbe more aggressive this turn-I have to
be. the attacks don t work, I will probably swing
north to crush his center forces. In
the
center I will
give him the chance to attack Davies, but I don t
t hink he will. I attack
Munford
again (Exchange)
and
keep watching for a chance to attack elsewhere.
Sherman holds
the poin t
now
to
dissuade any
foolishness
on
Rex s part while Blenker withdraws.
In the west, both Keyes
and
Richardson ready
themselves to
f orm br ig ade
and
smite
the
Southe rners . A battle for bridge may soon be
begun.
I ll at tack again at Yates and Union Mills. One
of
these a tta cks should work. Hurray Both
work-even
if they were bloody.
Too
bad
about
the
Leathernecks; who told them they
could
attack
ar
tillery and survive. The big thing is that my losses
are possible to ral ly , while his are dead forever . I
rally the 3 Me as the best defensive uni t. Now, I ve
my foothold.
As
the
sun reached apogee,
t he second wave
of Union blue
advanced,
burst
across the
fords and
swept
th e defenders
away
This time the Union makes fairly good attacks
at bothfords, and is rewarded when both succeed
This creates a real crossing with
fe w
CSA reserves
nearby this
kind
of
breakcan
win
thegame
i f
Paul
n
funnel enough strength across. Unfortunately
Burnside is s inking ever deeper in to the mire at
McLean s Ford. Paul is treating Union Mills as one
threat among many instead of his main axis of
strategy. ,
Paul is muchmoreexpert in theSudley area(this
game is his first Union Mills attack). Richardson
and keyes prepare to form brigade and clear the
Stone Bridge next turn (quibble: Keyesshould have
all his regiments with him for soak-offs to use with
the formed brigade). But the strain
of
handlingfive
separate fronts is causing blunders: Miles can be
ridden down, Davies and Sherman can be sur
rounded (Sherman at 3-1 ) and the 16 NY remains
vulnerable.
The success at Union Mills transforms thegame
suddenly the Union has the initiative and the
crisis
is
in the East again. Neither side
is
prepared
for the new situation and both sides mustscramble
to adjust. The side that does so
first may well win
the game.
Confedera te : The damnyankees get a couple
of
breaks on the die
and
come across
at
Yates
and
Union Mills in force. Holmes is my second com
mander to go down before the villeins, at the head
of
his brigade.
To
add misery to the situation, an
EX
also takes down the Hampton Legion. Now, a
fast development to bring Smith onto the hilltop is
necessary. But, I think that it will be
at
least a turn
before he sorts himself out, moves across the fords
SERIES
R PL Y
COM TS CH RT
Turn
Units Attacking
Units Defending
Odds Die Roll
3
Palmer, I Mich Franklin Bgd
Harrison AV
3
Palmer
rides
down
Ewell
Bombardment:
3
D/5
2 RI
Rosser
3
6
3
E/3 Bookwood
I Va I-I
2
3
M/2
Davidson I-I 4
3
D/2,
II I
6 La
1-2 4
4 Howard Bgd,2 Vt,I Mich,
6 La 4
Franklin Bgd, Wilcox Bgd
4 2 W isc,27
Pa
Munford 3
4
Bombardment:
4 E/3 A/2
I Va
I-I 5
4 D/5 2
RI,G/2
Walker 1-2
3
,B6moardment:
4
Latham, Rogers, Heaton /2
I-I
6
4
Stanard,
Walker, Walton
7INY
4
3
5 Sherman Bgd,8 NY,29 NY I Va
5
4
5
Burnside, Bgd,2 RI,2 NH,
6A l
5 2
Palmer
Bombardment:
5
G/2, III,
D/5 2 RI,
D/2
2 Tenn
3
5
5
Bookwood Munford I-I I
5
E/ 2
I Ark
I-I
6
ombardment:
5
Stanard, Walker, Walton
G/2
2
5
6 3 Me,1 Mich, III, D/2 I Ark, 2 Tenn I-I
6
6
2 Vt
Hampton
2
4
Bombardment:
6
2 RI ,
D/5 G/2
Stanard 4 2
6 E/3 A/2
8 SC
I-I
6
6
E/2
8 Va I- I
I
~ B o m t a f d r t e n t :
6 Walker
MAR
I- I
6
6 Stanard, Walton 2 RI
I- I
6 Shields, Garnett, Kemper,
E
2-1
4
Pendleton
7 2 Wise, 29 NY Munford
3
5
7 4 NYM,2 Vt,4 Mich, Hampton 2 2
D/2,
II I
7
MAR,
G/2
Walker, 2 Va 1-4 2
7 I Minn, 27 NY, II Mass, 2 RI Holmes Bgd
I-I
I
Bombardment:
7
D/ 5
Stanard
I-I
5
7 E/3 A/2 Rockbridge 2 2
7
E/2
8 Va 1-2 4
7 l Imboden 1-2
3
7
Jones Bga,
Va
6 NY
4 1
6
7
30
Va rides
down
Miles
Bombardment:
7 Walker, Walton
II
Mass
1-2 5
7
Imboden 3 Mich
I-I
4
7
Shields, Garnett, Kemper,
A/2
2-1 2
Pendleton
8
REG, Burnside, Bgd, 5 Al
3 4
2 RI,2
NH
8
D/5 2 RI,27 NY, NY,
Richardson Squires
3
3
II
Mass, I Minn
Bombardment:
8
l
Davidson
1-2 2
8
M/2 Imboden
1-2 I
8
E/2
8
Va
I-I 6
Note: Grey shaded sections are Confederate attacks.
Result
DE
DE
DE
DB2
DE
DB2
DB2
DB2
AE
AB2
DB2
DB2
EX
EX
AE
DE (Holmes KIA)
DE
DB2 (elim)
DB2
DB2
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and readies himself for the
grand
assault. I continue
to offer him only poor odds-for the hilltop hexes.
He has not shown any proclivity
to
develop
nything rapidly up till now; I don t expect the
Union commander
to do
so.
Jackson
shifts his
to keep the possibility
of
isolation and a
breakout attempt f rom being brought
by the battles for the hilltop. Walker
and
the
vering 2nd Va. retire to the sanctuary of the hill
o, still interdicting Yates
Ford.
Elsewhere, the situation develops around Cen
treville nicely. Have chosen
to
ride
down
Miles with
Beauregard
and
the 30th Va. Cavalry. (I had no
oice really, as by breaking down , the inept Davies
ould have contacted them with a I-I attack
ywhere that made
any
difference anyway.) But
orse for him, these devils on horseback are now
e turn from Centrevil le . I expect to see a mad
amble by the Union forces around Centreville
to
ure the ridge. the 30th survives, they will lurk
somewhere in the
northeast
while
Beauregard turns to
other
tasks. To
add
to Davies
problems, Jone s overruns the I 6NY, opening
other route to threaten the ridge. In the center,
ve broken Longst ree t up in
orde r t o
position
orces to move and spr ing the key hex in the center
his ridge position unless he covers it in strength.
ince Schenck must scramble back in the general
sh, Cocke will cross this
t urn o r
next to draw
up
so. Unless Paul exposes a choice
attack,
I will
end the next turn getting into position and assess
ng his defenses.
To the west, finally a sho t is heard.
Imboden
pens up on the massing enemy , unfortuanely
without eff ec t. Evans b reaks up to cover the bat
teries protecting the bridge; Bee breaks up to cover
vans. This also allows Bee himself to get Bartow
moving
to
the f ray. Now,
more
average
attacks
or
he crosses to the north of the abatis if he wants to
et ,across Cub Run. I still view all this as a
ideshow. The battle will be decided around Cen
treville, and I ve still the initiative here.
Desperately Walton
and
Jackson tried to hold
the line until Smith s brigade, last hope of the Con
federacy, could
reach the
field.
Without i mme diat e reserves to squash the
crossing,
Rex
tries
to
hold the heights until Smith
ets into
position but
he errs. Walton s artiffery is
a weak spot, doubled on the hiff but halved in the
woods.
hardly se ems i mpo rta nt t hat t he 1st
Virginia Cavalry is about to cut Burnside off
from
Union Miffs. paul may weff be able to win without
him.
With the crisis forced upon him, Rex has n o
eedto delay in fact he needs topress his attackin
the center. So he advances and takes down Miles
nd the 16
NY
but does not surround Sheman to
ecisively weaken the Federal center. In the west,
Beefinally goes back for Bartow, but too late the
Union is poised to attack.
~ , . M
12:30 PM
Union: Miles
is
dead. While I don t see the harm (as
he
wasn t an
active leader) , I would have moved
him if I had seen the horses coming. Meanwhile I
keep moving on the right; it s a stalemate right now.
I
wouldn t
surprise me
if
Rex falls back
to
stop
Keyes. But I ready the assaul t across the aba tis
anyway.
The diversion must be real to engage his
attention.
In the cen te r, the 5th Alabama does its
job of
delay. Sherman
and
Blenker fall back onto the
ridge, where we plan to s tand like a stonewall
aga ins t the grey hordes. Unfortunately, I must
divert some forces to face Jones
and t ha t
pesky
cavalry. Davies
is
trying
to
find his way home;
meanwhile Burnside is
on
his way, fighting
through
tenacious rearguards.
Rex has slipped in the
south.
I can get a
3-1
on
the artillery and will take the hill position. The star
is closer now. Keeping Howard s brigade stacked,
I ll move him into the ford. Pope goes with him to
keep
Palmer and
the 14 NYM active.
The
luck is
back
to normal
though; my3-I is a simpleDefender
Ret rea t. I really wanted to dest roy those guns. I
havea
bad
feeling they will come back
to haunt
me.
I rally the I Michigan.
The Yankee charge continued up
the
slopes
and
drove away the artillery
commanding the
crossings.
Paul reinforces through the fords andsmashes
Walton off the hiff.
At
thismoment, healmosthasa
won game. He has superiorstrength and has sprung
the last terrain barrier, and
Rex
is stretched to the
limit
and
has no reserves he can
afford
no losses-
he is very lucky walton retreated). Paul only needs
to build up his bridgehead. Specificaffy, he must
decide what to do at Yates Ford this turn: crossing
t o at ta ck the heights at l ow o dds threatens cas-
ualties that
Rex
cannot afford, but it is risky; shift-
ing north to the othercrossings is safer, but it affows
Rex
to concentrate against Union Miffs Ford this
turn; leaving units
in
Yates Fordforces Rex tofsce
two threats, but the halved units are vulnerable to
counterattack.
Since he has just sprung the trestle and is short
of
troops anyway thanks
to
Burnisde s diversion),
Paul probably should ignore Yates Ford and shift
north this turn, bu t he is not terribly wrong to
occupy Yates Ford instead.
He
does blunderby put-
ting Howard and porter
in
the ford where they can
be attacked.
I f
possible,
you
should always protect
the elements
you
need to raffy every brigade.
With the crisis at Union Miffs, Burnside should
head south or at least guardhis route back. Instead
he attacks
and
affows the
1 Va
Cavalry to block il.
The person to deal wilh Beauregard s worrisome
advance is Davies who faffs back into the woods,
where he migh l as weff be on a nol he r pla ne t he
could al
Ihe
leasl attack
Ihe
troublesome 30 Va
Cavalry).
Clearly, Union Miffs is once more dislracting
Paul
from
the Stone Bridge. He should attack even
though Keyes lacks the soak off un it h e ne eds to
stay in brigade; but instead hegivesRex a chance to
recover. Admittedly this theater no longer appears
very important, but one can neverteff when a minor
advantage wiff turn out to be important.
U
u
.
At
thispoint, with the Union riding a tide of vic-
tories,
we
will
break
thl
replay. We simply do not
havespace available to reprint theentire commentary
in asingle issue). The conclusion
of
this tense gameof
BULL
RUN wili appear
in
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WEST POINT S FINEST
The Commanders at Bull Run
Irvin McDowell
Samuel Heintzelman
MCDOWELL
Irvin Commander-in-Chief, Union Army;
43
years
of
age
in
1861.
Graduating from West Point in
838
and staying
in
the army, he reached the rank
of
Major. In May 1861, he was promoted Brigadier General and given command of all
Union troops south of t he P ot om ac R iver. A ft er F ir st Bull R un , he c om ma nd ed a
division until March 1862, then the I Corps
of
the Army
of
the Potomac also known
as t he I II C or ps of Pope s Army of Virginia) until Second Bull Run, which was to be
his last field command. Exonerated by a
Court
of Inquiry, he stayed in the US Army
in various staff and command positions far from the battlefield until he retired in
1882.
TYLER
Daniel Commander, 1st Division; 6 years of age in 1861. Graduate of West
Point
in 1819, bu t he resigned his commission in 1834. In May 1861, he raised a Con
necticut volunteer regiment and was appointed Brigadier General to lead the 1st Divi
sion of McDowell s army. In 1862, he went west to
command
a brigade inthe Corinth
campaign. He later commanded the District
of
Delaware, until his resignation from
service in April 1864.
HUNTER
David Union leader
of
the 2nd Division; 59 years
of
age in 1861. He
graduated from West Point in 1822, resigned his commission in 1836, returned to duty
as a
Major
during the Mexican War. Stationed in Kansas in May 1861, hewas made a
Brigadier General and came east to lead the division at First Bull Run. He was badly
wounded early
in
the battle bu t recovered. A favorite of the Abolitionists, he held
command in Missouri, then commanded the Union forces arrayed against
Charleston, and in 1864 he assumed command of the West Virginia forces which
Jubel Early was to defeat at the beginning of his Washington raid. Hunter never held
another field command and left the army in 1866.
HEINTZELMAN Samuel Peter Commander of the 3rd Division;
56
in 1861. A
graduate of West Point class of 1826, he to o was a c ar ee