Union initiative.
1st Vermont charge the 2nd Virginia.
Hit and a push back, cavalry only have an elan of four, so that gives them a red disc, meaning the unit is spent. 2 - 1 now to the rebels.
33rd Massachusetts send the rebels running.
1st Tennessee pull back.
73rd Ohio engage 13th Alabama.
Two hits and a double fall back.
11th Mississippi are pushed back.
27th Pennsylvania do enough to reduce 42nd Mississippi to a spent force.
Army morale now at 2 - 2, red discs are classed the same as lost units.
134th New York on 55th North Carolina.
73rd Pennsylvania also push back 2nd Mississippi with losses.
White goes green.
2nd Virginia Cavalry have to retreat.
Louisiana artillery unlimber to take on the enemy cavalry.
The units rally and once again advance. Ignore the smoke, I forgot to remove it last turn.
Huger's Battery now unlimbered.
Again, ignore the smoke, all except the spent battalion rally and advance again.
1st Maryland smash into 17th Connecticut. Two hits destroy them.
Army morale now 3 - 2 in favour of the rebels.
The field at the end of the turn.
Confederate initiative.
2nd Virginia continue to withdraw.
Louisiana Battery fires canister at 1st Vermont.
Sabres count for canister, but still only a single hit.
Poor photo, Woeful shooting by 5th Alabama with a full salvo.
Huger's battery open up on 154th New York, with devastating consequences.
The 154th New York are now fatigued and can only withdraw. Army morale is now 4 - 2 in favour of the Confederates. But we are still mid turn, so the battle continues.
The New Yorkers pull back.
The 134th New York are also shattered.
They too receive a red disc. Army morale now 5 - 2.
73rd Pennsylvania are forced back, right into the path of the charging 1st Maryland Cavalry.
With predictable results. The battalion is destroyed. Army morale now 6 - 2 in favour of the rebels.
The table before the Union have their final turn.
Vermont Cavalry charge and destroy the Louisiana Battery.
Now 6 - 3.
Only one other Union unit is in range to fire, 27th Pennsylvania hit and push back 11th Mississippi.
It is not enough, a Confederate victory.
The Union troops were force to fall back beyond Newdale, moving north east to rejoin their army. Johnny Reb was able to march through Newdale and take the north west road. They would eventually rejoin their division commanded by Major General Heth. A month later they would be assaulting McPherson's ridge at Gettysburg.
If the Federals didn't have bad luck, they'd have no luck at all! I've enjoyed reading the series, thanks for sharing it! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Erica, I really thought in the last battle that they would have enough to whip the rebels, but once again the counter battery fire got rid of the Yankee cannon. I will have to tweak a few things in the next campaign I reckon.
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