Back to some Wargaming! American Civil War Game.

Hello There! After a brief lull in wargaming due to illness and work I have managed to make a couple of games. First my wargaming friend Adrian was free from work and we put on an ACW game. Adrian provided a scenario where the Confederates defended a fence line and had to repulse a large Union attack.

The Confederates are situated on the right hand side. The Union forces are entering on the left of the table. The Confederate forces were not able to deploy further than the woods half way down the table.

Here are part of the Hampton's Legion who are defending the fence line.

Here is the Confederate commander urging his sessionists on! He is a Perry figure.

In the woods the Confederates sent a regiment forward in open order to hold up any Union forces. They slowly got forced back through the wood to hold the fence line alongside the road.

On the other side of the building the Union attack got closer while they advanced under artillery fire.

Meanwhile on the Confederates extreme right the Union cavalry turned the Confederate flank and closed in on the woods. The Confederates were reinforced by further cavalry units entering from the left and a cavalry melee ensued.

Here the Confederate cavalry take on the challenge.

Also on the extreme right flank the Confederates had a fence line but in front of them was a region of broken rocky ground. They went over the fence in a hope to occupy the high ground and stop the Union forces getting any further.

After a brief fight the Confederates were pushed back and returned down the hill.

Here the Union take the rocky ground.

The cavalry melee continued with a further Confederate unit trying to get involved but the see saw battle continued.

The Union forces continued to advance, here the 5th New York Duryee's Zouaves, (does everyone have these?), carry on the advance.

Meanwhile another battalion of the Hampton's Legion moved across the field to help out the right wing. The Zouaves in the front are Company H  (2nd) South Carolina Zouave Volunteers. I cannot see that this uniform lasted for very long! 

The Union attack eventually got across the fence line after a sterling charge but found themselves receiving worrying fire from a cavalry unit in the woods to their front. They soon made them disappear!

In the end the Confederates were obliged to withdraw from the field although they did do some damage to the attacking forces. This was an enjoyable game which was fought to a conclusion.