American Civil War (McMonkey vs Techumseh)

[techumseh]

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[McMonkey]

Union September 1864

In fighting around Mobile seven regiments of CSA Conscripts and one of Cavalry are destroyed for the loss of one US Conscript regiment and two Heavy Artillery.

In north-east Alabama the battle of Scottsboro begins after a long buildup. In this set piece battle the Rebels lose seven regiments of Conscripts, two of Volunteers, one of Militia and three Cannon Batteries. The Federal army loses a total of thirteen Heavy Artillery.



Crossing the border back into Tennessee the Federal Army led by General McPherson launches an attack on Chattanooga. Three Rebel Conscript regiments, one Militia, one Cavalry, one Cannon Battery and a General are wiped out for the loss of three Heavy Artillery, five Conscript regiments and a regiment of the Iron Brigade. The city and its important rail connections are now in Union hands. In the mopping up operations after the capture of the city three Irregular units and a regiment of CSA Cavalry are destroyed for the loss of three US Conscript regiments.

Out west Madison and Milwaukee are recaptured from the Sioux.

In the eastern theatre Morehead City falls to the Federal army after a short engagement. One CSA Conscript and one Militia regiment are forced to surrender. In the harbour is a CSN Ironclad which is scuttled before the Federal forces can capture her.

On the road to Wilmington three CSA Conscript regiments are destroyed for the loss of one US Conscript regiment.

The Union now holds twelve objectives, enough for a marginal victory at the end of the game. The top generals urge caution, lest the Rebels launch one last counter-attack to force a stalemate. However Lincoln is desperate for his generals to gain a decisive victory!

[techumseh]

Rebel counter-attack at Chattanooga.



Confederate forces counter-attacked yankee invaders at Chattanooga, inflicting heavy casualties, but failing to retake the city. 2 Union artillery, 2 infantry and a rgt of the Iron Brigade were destroyed or captured.

2 Union infantry rgts were routed at Raleigh crossing in Virginia, and 3 infantry plus a Union general were captured in skirmishes around Mobile.

[McMonkey]

Union October 1864

Chattanooga was held by one Conscript regiment down to less than a quarter strength! However I doubt the Rebels could have held onto it for long as there was still a considerable part of the Army of Tennessee was coming up to the city. These reinforcements captured the two Rebel Generals outside the city as well as an Irregular unit.

Pushing south from Chattanooga on the rail-road line to Atlanta the Federal Army fights a sharp engagement with Rebel troops in a strong defensive position on a hill overlooking a river. A Rebel Conscript Regiment, a Cavalry Regiment and a Cannon Battery are destroyed for the loss of three Heavy Artillery and a Veteran Conscript Regiment. Checking the rest of the line is clear of Rebel troops the Union troops take up position on this high ground and dig in.



Outside Mobile a Rebel Cavalry Regiment is destroyed. Seeing the large army poised to attack the city next month the Federal troops fortify the town as reinforcements from Key West arrive.

Out west two Indian Cavalry units on the road to Fort Smith are destroyed. Even further west the Federal Army begins a major offensive aimed at pacifying the Sioux. Several Sioux warbands are wiped out.

In the eastern theatre the Federal Army has a major stroke of luck. Attempting to clear the rail-road between Petersburg and Raleigh two Union Generals lead an attack on the western blocking force. Two Regiments of Hampton's Legion and three Regiments of CSA Conscripts are destroyed for the loss of three Heavy Artillery. Leading these troops is the famous Rebel General JEB Stuart who is regretfully killed in battle.



North-east if Wilmington a Rebel Conscript Regiment in good defensive terrain is rooted out with the loss of one Heavy Artillery and a USN Warship which hits a mine when coming in close to bombard the Rebs

The way now cleared the Federal Army of General Meade takes Wilmington North Carolina. Rebel losses are two Conscript Regiments, one of Militia and four Irregular units. Meade's army looses four Heavy Artillery. Cavalry scouting to the south-west spot a medium size Rebel force which includes at least one Regiment of Hampton's Legion. The Federal Army takes up strong defensive positions on the River line to the west of Wilmington.

[techumseh]

Sherman's March to the Sea

General William Tecumseh Sherman has abandoned Mobile and begun his "march to the sea". But instead of heading to Savannah and the support of the Union fleet, he is heading through trackless forests and swamps, heading for an empty beach guarded by the Confederate navy. It's a bitter fate for the Union's best general, but as he once said, "War is all hell, boys."




Mobile has been recaptured by the rebel army, with one understrength yankee regt captured. Meanwhile, the Union fleet in Mobile Bay (2 warships and 1 frigate) has been destroyed by the Confederate navy.




Lots of backing and filling and entrenching on other fronts.

[McMonkey]

Sherman had calculated that the sizeable Rebel force north of Mobile would be able to launch an all out assault on the city which would have decimated, or possibly destroyed, his army. Deciding that discretion is the better part of valour he decided to abandon the city and retreat to a safe distance to reassess the situation! Jacksons counter-attack on Meridian has certainly paid dividends!

[McMonkey]

Union November 1864

The CSN Ironclad in Mobile Bay is sunk by US Warships. General Sherman attacks the Rebel Regiments sent out to confront his army. Two Conscript Regiments and one of Volunteers is destroyed.

In the east one Regiment of Conscripts east of Raleigh cleared from the high ground overlooking the railroad. The last large group of Rebels cut off behind Federal lines is destroyed. Three Volunteer Regiments and two of Conscripts destroyed.

In Tennessee General McPherson leads a successful assault on Knoxville. On route to the city two Rebel Conscript Regiments are destroyed and many Slaves are freed. Some of these former Slaves volunteer to work on the reconstruction of the railroads whilst others volunteer for service in the Union Army. During the attack on Knoxville a local Militia unit and a Regiment of Rebel Conscripts are destroyed. During the campaign two Heavy Artillery and a US Conscript Regiment are lost.

[techumseh]

Sherman Captured! Army of the Ohio destroyed!

Confederate Army units under the command of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest have killed and captured the remnants of the Army of the Ohio and captured it's commanders, including Gen. W. T. Sherman and Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. In a last desperate battle in a cotton field south west of Mobile, Confederate forces destroyed 3 rgts of infantry and one Iron Brigade rgt, in addition to the capture of 3 Union generals, including Sherman and Rosecrans.

President Jefferson Techdavis has declared a national day of celebration and thanksgiving. He has awarded Generals Jackson and Forrest the National Medal of Doing a Good Job. "The yankee Army of the Ohio has been completely wiped out. On to Washington!", said the President.

Reconstruction work in the city of Mobile has begun, after it suffered much damage at the hands of Gen. Sherman and his troops. "It's a good thing this guy didn't get into a place like Atlanta," said an editorial in the Mobile Enslaver.

[McMonkey]

Union December 1864

It looks like the relief column from Tupelo set off too late to rescue General Sherman's Army. Too many good men have been lost. This damn war must end soon, surely!

Fighting in thick snow Federal troops overwhelm the Rebel Army to the west of Raleigh. Eight Rebel Conscript Regiments and two Regiments of Hampton's Legion are destroyed for the loss of nine Heavy Artillery and a Regiment of Conscripts.

West of Knoxville the Rebel Conscript Regiment guarding the mountain pass is destroyed. This allows reinforcements to reach Knoxville via a more direct route and then push on west.

[techumseh]

Jackson rallies the troops.

General Stonewall Jackson is reorganizing the Confederate armies of the west, following his victory over Gen. Sherman and the the Army of the Ohio. In skirmishing south of Tupelo and north of Grenada, 3 yankee militia and 2 conscripts are captured or routed.

[techumseh]

Jackson rallies the troops.

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[McMonkey]

Union January 1865

St Paul recaptured. North-east of Fort Smith one CSA Conscript Regiment and three Indian units are destroyed for the loss of two Heavy Artillery. One CSA Conscript Regiment destroyed south-east of Danville as well as two Regiments south-east of Greensboro for the loss of two Heavy Artillery. South-west of Tupelo a CSA Conscript Regiment is lost for the loss of two US Conscript Regiments.

[techumseh]

The last spring of the war.

It's February, and winter is ending. Now is the last campaign season of this long war. There is little action, as both sides prepare for the final struggle. Two yankee militia rgts are captured along the Mississippi, south of Memphis.

[McMonkey]

Union February 1865



General Schofield launches his campaign into Georgia. On the road to Atlanta two regiments of CSA Infantry and a Cannon battery are destroyed for the loss of four US Heavy Artillery. After an initial bombardment of Atlanta General Schofield gets the impression the city is not held in any great strength. A massive bombardment by Union Heavy Artillery is followed in by an Infantry charge led by Schofield himself. The Rebels lose eight regiments of Infantry, two of Militia and three Irregular units. Union losses amount to six Heavy Artillery and three regiments of Infantry. Georgia now lies open to an advance by the Federal Army in several directions.

Elsewhere a CSA Infantry Regiment is destroyed on high ground south-west of Greensboro for the loss of a Heavy Artillery unit.

[techumseh]

ATLANTA REGAINED!

Schofield surrenders the Army of the Tennessee

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The Union Army of the Tennessee, under the command of General Schofield, has been destroyed at Atlanta. Confederate forces, led by Generals Generic P Calhoun and Generic Q Pierpoint, stormed back into Atlanta, forcing the surrender of Gen. Schofield's army in and about the city. 10 regiments were surrendered to the Confederate generals, including one of freed slaves. A vigourous pursuit followed, with the capture or destruction of an additional infantry regiment and 4 batteries of heavy artillery. Confederate losses are 3 regiments of infantry and a column of irregular cavalry.

Meanwhile, in Arkansas, Cherokee mounted infantry has captured a nameless Union general in the Ozark mountains, while the ironclad Huey Long sank a heavily damaged Union gunboat on the upper Arkansas River.