American Civil War (McMonkey vs Techumseh)

[techumseh]

The moah indignities youall heap upon us, Suh, the greater will be ouah revenge. You ah warned, Suh! Weall have begun recruitin' foah the great Ahmy of the Confederacy. Bewayah!

[McMonkey]

Union June 1861

After the Shenandoah campaign an unnatural peace descends on the east. I very much doubt it will last long!

[techumseh]

Citizens of the South! Ouah fust taste of sweet revenge, at last! A Yankee cavalry brigade was destroyed on the banks of the Tennessee River and a Yankee militia regiment was destroyed crossing the Rappahannock River. No casualties from the gl-oorious Ahmy of the Confederacy. Much, much moar to come.

[McMonkey]

Union July 1861

Nothing to report beyond some sniping on the front lines

[techumseh]

The breeze blows across the cotton fields. Ahhl is quiet. Puh-haps the Yankees will leave us in peace aftah all.

[McMonkey]

Union August 1861

Sheeeet! A day without blood is like a day without sunshine. Don't worry Jonny Reb, the boys from the North will be coming for ya before long.

[techumseh]

A careless Union militia rgt. taken by suprise in the Shenandoah Valley. Confederate troops occupy Hogback Mtn.

[McMonkey]

Union September 1861

A CSN Transport is caught in a bay on the west coast of Florida and is sunk while a Militia unit on picket duty on the Ohio river is caught by surprise and captured.

[techumseh]

Peace in the Valley, War on the High Seas!

No action in the Eastern or Western theatres. Meanwhile, the raider CSS Alabama has sunk two Yankee frigates off Bermuda. They were the USS Monkey and the USS Chimpanzee. Surviors were put ashore in Bermuda by the gallant crew of the Alabama.

[McMonkey]

Cue hunt for the Reb Alabama

[McMonkey]

Union October 1861

Reb Alabama found skulking around Bermuda under British protection. Shockingly cowardly behaviour!

In the west a Tennessee State Militia unit is killed near Bowling Green as Union forces begin to probe the Confederate defences.

I may not be able to post tomorrow as I am boxing after work and then going straight out for dinner to celebrate Mrs McMonkey's birthday. I have tried to play drunk before and it always ends in disaster

[techumseh]

I think you would do just fine playing drunk. It may in fact be a chance for you to get in several turns, because, while drunk, you play faster.

[techumseh]

Confederate victories on land and sea!

The raider CSS Alabama has sunk another yankee frigate, the USS Orangutan.

The Confederate Army of Tennessee has attacked the yankee Army of the Ohio at the Battle of Green River, 30 miles west of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The initial Confederate attack destroyed two yankee artillery units and two infantry regiments. One Confederate infantry regiment was lost. Both sides appear to be bringing up reinforcements for what may be the largest battle of the war so far.

[McMonkey]

Union November 1861

I was a little bit miffed to find that Conscription "upgraded" all of my Volunteers to Conscripts.

To cheer myself up I decided to kill some Rebs



In Kentucky the Battle of Beech Creek rages on

1 Cannon, 7 Volunteers, 6 State Militias and 3 Generals killed

The Federal Army loses 4 Conscripts and 4 Militia

In Virginia the Federal Army begins its offensive and clears the two State Militia to the south-east of Alexandria near the River Bull Run.

[techumseh]

The Army of Tennessee, badly defeated at the Battle of Green River, retreats on Nashville. In the meantime, the raider CSS Alabama has returned successfully to home port, after a spectacular cruise, in which she sank 3 frigates of the McMonkey class.