"Sickle's Salent" part 2

 

  When we last left off, the Confederate division of the late general Hood had taken the wheat field.  A Brigade had failed to take Little Round Top.  A second division was poised to assault the Third Corps center by the Peach Orchard.

  Confederate General  Rhodes ( taking over for Hood) continued to push into the wheat field.  Brushing aside the brigades to his front he ran into the newly arriving division of General Ayers' division.  Although he hit the lead brigade before it could deploy into line with his Georgians his brigades luck ran out and he was defeated and forced to fall back.  The Texan brigade was caught in a withering fire from four batteries and also retired.  The division commander called for help but there was none to give.

Hood's old division was spent.

In the center Law's division moved forward.  They pushed the Union brigades aside and took the Peach Orchard.  For a while it looked like they would link up with Hood's division.

In the north west corner of the board Wilcox's brigade moved forward.  But they made no progress and the Union line held firm and sent then packing.

On the south east corner of the field the Union reinforced Little Round Too.  With two brigades and two batteries it was a solid position. The Alabama Brigade decided not to try to take it and retired into the woods.

we are feeling very brave today!

In the center Law's division kept moving forward.  But with no support to its right or left flanks it dud not look goid.  Caldwell's union division moved up to hold them while other union forces moved to cut off their retreat.

At thus point, with the Union army looking to overwhelm the southerners we called the game.  It looked at this point to be a decisive Union victory.  They had recovered the positions they had lost earlier and destroyed two Confederates divisions.  It now looked like, with additional reinforcements that they would sweep the field.  Rather then being A disaster, Sickel's Silent proved to be a decisive Union victory.

This was a great game, and played out over two Mondays.  Its nice to be able to leave the table up and continue the game.  Personally I think thus us A hard nut to crack for the South.  The continued reinforced Union line will eventually wear down and defeat the smaller number if southern brigades.  If the Union can hold Little Round Top they also have a good anchor to hold the line.

By the way, wewill be taking next Monday off due to the labor day holiday but he back with a naval game on Monday 13 September.  See you then!

"Sickle's Salent" part 1

 

I have not had time to write up the last Monday Morning Gaming groups battle and now we are getting ready to finish the game.  But we left the Rev War and returned to the Civil War with our next Fire and Fury game;  "Sickle's Salent."

On the second day of Gettysburg Sickle took his corps and marched them out of place, across the wheat field  into what he felt was a superior position.  This not only disrupted the Union line but put him in a terrible position via the oncoming Confederate attack.  We take up the fight just as Hood is launching his attack.

Overview of the game table.
Hood's division is at top right of picture.

The game starts with two turns of artillery bombardment.
Hood was killed during the first round!

The Texas and Georgia brigades attacking in the wheat field.

And capture the position.

Longstreet prepared to attack in the center.

Vincent's Brigade dig in on Little Round Top.

They hold the hill against a Brigade assault.

The Confederate brigade regrouped for another try later.

 As it stood at the end of turn 4 the Alabamians were driving off Little round top by Vincents Brigade ( 20th Maine Included).  The wheat field has been attacked and a determined defense is forming. The Peach Orchard is in jeopardy of being over run and Barksdale Mississippians are getting ready to enter the fray. All and all it looks like a great set up for this coming Mondays continuation of the battle on Monday August 28.