Jon's post: Jam and my AAR

[PyleDriver]

I hate being north of the Cumberland, ouch I got spanked. I was building up my East coast defences and secured these areas. I gambled and lost. I had Van Dorn and Kirby Smith in Savannah for 2 months (no initiative) to counter into FL. So goes the best laid plans... Ahh, but sweet revenge. R.E Lee was activated and held VA and Beauregard went to Memphis with Longstreet and joined Hardee. K Smith was on the front toying with Grant. I was so ready for this attack, Grant came in force, Hardee fell with the first gunshots and his corps fell quick also. Longstreet stepped in and saved the day and pushed Grant back...Leon also attacked Nashville, this was ugly for the Union. Stonewall was in reserve and supported Polk's corps and routed Leons army... No screenshots from me, to many spies...lol...

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Jon

[JAMiAM]

LoL Jon. Just post a JAM not allowed in the title and I'll stay out. Glad to see you're going to counter some of my propaganda. Wouldn't have it any other way...

[PyleDriver]

Some battle results for Apr 62: In Humbolt, Union 10,560 and 120 guns, 40 HG were captured. CSA 12,300 and 10 guns, if Hardee wasn't wounded it would have been alot worse. In Nashville it was just plain ugly. 11,800 and 70 guns vs 4,600 and 0 guns, and 2 of his leaders fell. Leaders play a huge roll in this game, once one falls his command does also. James has me spread well and forces me to gamble as to where I need to be. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes not. It did this time...lol...His artillery took a huge loss this month which should slow him down this summer. I'm back above 900 pp's (2 SV's) so my recrutment is back in order. I lost a raider this month, but I still have 6 at sea...

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Jon

[PyleDriver]

More notes and the beauty of this game. I gave up where my power is. I left Lee with 3 corps commanders in VA, Early, Ewell, and Hill (newspapers reported this). The Union can transfer 3x the troops from west to east. Hum, so what now? He moved 22,000+ troops into th FL panhandle also, and I can feel Butler is reorganising his army in FL, and maybe he's there. Damn I love PBEM...

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Jon

[PyleDriver]

Well the the Rebel yell was short lived. Lyon got initiative agian and out flanked Johnstons Army and overran central TN. I countered with Jacksons corps to slow him down. He was repulsed.This did allow me time to pull Polks corps out of Nashville...On a different note, James said he thought I was looking at his AAR for info. I only looked at the 61 posts and nothing current. I wish I had now (just joking), Butler ripped into my gut and is outside of Montgomery. No, I don't and never will sneak around to get extra info. When I spoke with Joel, he said James was doing a gret job with his AAR and on me too, which he's doing both well, so I peeked at the early posts. James is doing an outstanding job of moving me around and around and around...

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Jon

[Erik Rutins]

ORIGINAL: PyleDriver
James is doing an outstanding job of moving me around and around and around...

Yep, I had no idea what I was in for, accepting a game with a "new player". [;)]

[PyleDriver]

The Union horde is growing fast, last reports are that he has 183 trained brigades and 83 in training. I only have 82, and 27 training. My Hvy Art is still strong I have over 20 batteries.. Van Dorn has been poised to counter attack 3 different times and failed me each time. I'm below 900 pp's agian which hurts recrutment. James is avoiding direct conflict, and my best asset (leadership) cant come into play. I'm doing my best to keep him from a SV. If he declares EP, I'm sunk...

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Jon

[PyleDriver]

June 62: I guessed James moves this month which I needed badly. Grant lanched an attack into Humbolt and was rudly met by Beauregard's Army with K.Smith, Longstreet, Pemberton and Jacksons arriving Corps. Losess were ugly 18,440/30 Union vs 7040/40 CSA and gave me a SV. Butler then attacked Montgomery, I had AP Hill and Magruder waiting, he had real poor leaders and his lack of artillery lead to his defeat 7,160/0 to 2700/0 for the CSA. His last attack was on Fayetteville AK, Price repulsed this also... Van Dorn got initiave and crossed the TN river from Knoxville with Bragg in hopes of slowing Lyon and draw him east. Lee is also attacking New Bern with an unspotted force. Some additional notes: If you know a region is sure to be attacked, such as Montgomery which will activate 3 new militia, leave unused command points with your leaders so they attach. I left Magruder with 3 unused CP's and it paid off big. I lost only 1 of the militia but inflected 2 hits on their regulars.

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Jon

[PyleDriver]

July 62: This month couldn't have started or ended worse. I had moved 6 HG's (heavy guns) into Humbolt to clear the Union GB's, after Grants losses I thought It was a safe move. Well as luck has it, the Union gunboats decimated them, 2 GB's were damaged, while the CSA had 4 HG's damaged, and 2 destroyed... The attack on New Bern was repulsed with light loses, this was mearly a faint to draw Mac's AotP from hiding and they saided from Baltimore with 3 corps. This kept him from any agressive action into northern VA. Lee's forces being unspotted, the Union didn't know what was coming, and had to react to this threat, which was only 9 brigades and 4 batteries, losses were 440/0 to 2800/20 CSA. It bought me time ine the east... In Montgomery Butler got initiative agian and attacked once agian. AP Hill stood fast once agian, losses were 1860/0 Union to 1780/10... Now the bad news, because my HG's were gone in Humbolt Lyon sailed a division behind Humbolt to Shiloh and Grant attacked Humbolt in force agian. This division blocked Longstreets corps from Humbolt and left Jackson, Smith and Pemberton to stop this horde. Longstreet brushed this division aside. For a time the CSA was looking once agian they command the battlefield in Humbolt, then Stonewall was hit and died. Beauregard after inflecting a hurt (10,700/30 to 5320/40), and losing his flank commander withdrew to Memphis... Lyon kept on the move also, and hit both Hampton's screen but also attacked Polks corps north of the TN river, and drove both back across the river...Now my gamble, Lyon chose to not react to Van Dorn and Bragg moving across the TN river. Van Dron got initiave agian and I chose to attack deeper in the rear attacking Livingston, which is close to cutting the rail line to Nashville. Lyon can't allow this to happen and should slow his advance.

[PyleDriver]

Aug 62: Well the actions taken in July paid off for the CSA. Grants supply was over stretched and had to move his depots to Humbolt and didn't get initiative, and allowed me to reorganize. R.Taylor was asked by Jefferson Davis to take over Jacksons command... Butler had enought of AP Hill and took his command to Pensacola. I think he's looking at other amphibious attacks...Lyon out ran his supply also, but did have 2 corps attack Van Dorn and repulsed the attack. So the Union push across the TN river may be delayed for months, with only a damaged CSA brigade. Way to go Van Dorn. Bragg moved his command to Chattanooga, and Van Dorn is on the run agian, but left a bridehead across the TN river...Mac moved back to Baltimore to regroup, so both small attacks upset the Unions timetable...Other notes that weren't mentioned. Sheridan was wounded 2 months ago for 11 months, huge, and Thomas went down last month for 11 months. 2 key leaders for the Union. Also KY went CSA so garrisions will draw some 25 brigades just to keep the peace... The PP score now is 1058 to 864...My interior defence has shrunk and allows me more options, and stretches Union supply. The defeat of Butlers efforts was huge, as that would have cut me in half. Way to go AP Hill...

[PyleDriver]

Sept 62: Things looked grim for the CSA agian. Lyon and Grant got initiative agian. Lyon lead an attack across the TN river agianst Taylor's corps and Hampton's Cav at Shiloh. Grant then moved on Memphis to attack Polks corps and Forrest's Cav. I decieded to let Taylor take the hit alone, Lee which moved west, then lead Smith, Longstreet and Pemberton agianst Grant. Losses agian were heavy for Grant 11,900/100 to 3520/30 and he lost 2 unit commanders. Little did he know he was out numbered 2 to 1, and ran into the jaws of a tiger...Taylor did his magic, the battle cry was "this ones for Stonewall men". Lyon was killed with the first shots, and Mitchel was killed soon after. The Union retreated after a hard fought battle. Losess were 4180/0 to 6460/0...Beauregard was with Bragg and moved across the TN river and is attacking Tullahoma, and another attack is hitting Huntville across the river also...The east was quite as Mac sat...A Union fleet was seen moving at the mouth of the MS river lead by ironclads. Hum...Is that what Butlers up to?...The PP score is now 1036 to 891.

[PyleDriver]

Oct 62: Well I got the Big Mac attack this month, and JE Johnston had no initiative to react. Union forces hit 4 areas at once in VA, thier forces being unspotted, I chose to give up Winchester and Manassas. I had to hold on to Stanton and Fredricksburg. I does bring a better defence position for the CSA...The 2 small attacks across the TN river were repulsed by the Union. The PP score is 1031 to 891. This is a, "can go ether way game". The CSA has still over half the brigades of the Union at 190 to 109. I have kept the Union from a SV thus far which is huge...As the CSA, ethier give up the ground, or hit them so hard they bleed...I will add I blead in Manassas 480/0 to 8940/0...ouch...

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Jon