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Hi,
Just wanted folks to know I and GamingWithTheColonel have been conducting a Blue and Grey Campaign (The release version) and we finally have a schedule.
Here's a link to my video with a brief announcement of the schedule we finalized: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-slcro3gDJ8
Hope anyone who watches will enjoy this as we come to grips with each other across 1860's America.

On CSA Turn 18, April 19, 1862...Grant and 3 divisions are surrounded on the Tennessee River.
There will be more hard and decisive battles coming in 1862, the year that the CSA has to have victorys by land and sea over the Union to prevail.
Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVXO4Dv9Qbc&t=696s

The Battle of the Tennessee River Crossing-May 19, 1862.

General Grant is lost in action as Generals Jackson, Longstreet, and Johnson envelop and destroy General U.S.Grant's army.
RIP General Grant....he was buried with full military honors on the bank of the Tennessee River.

CSA Turn 19-May 11, 1862 YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIZOkSsu998

The First Battle of Fredericksburg July 8, 1862.
General Lee smashes two Union Corps that were advancing on the key city of Fredericksburg with highly motivated Divisions.
An enterprising entrepreneur in Richmond quickly capitalizes on this victory with a new brand of whiskey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLAhn8A5AA

Stonewall Jackson's 'Round-About' maneuver battles in Kentucky July 1862
Turn 23 [CSA] July 22, 1862 YT link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_SrWrlAtIo

CSA Turn 26 - Sept 2, 1862
While the Army of Virginia was attempting to refit and upgrade its infantry, the Union advanced on Fredericksburg for the second time, resulting in another Confederate victory at the 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg.
The Armys of Tennessee and Mississippi pause to rest before a further push to the Ohio River, and wild maneuver battles occur across South Western Missouri.
YT link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdU2QN2wSDs

October of 1862 and the mouth of the Mississippi is cleared of Union ships. Fierce sea battles erupt south of Mobile resulting in the destruction of several Union frigates by CSA monitors.
General Jackson reaches the Ohio River across from Evansville.
CSA Turn 28-Oct 4, 1862 YT link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88eO6432U0&t=700s

In Dec 1862, through a series of battles, A.S. Johnson and his Reserve Army storm Fort Monroe and secure the James River.
YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7DrpnZipqs&t=145s

General Lee's Army of North Virginia drives towards the Potomac River in the Spring Campaign of 1863
Link to May 8, 1863 turn on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsTM7o52SkY&t=728s

OldCrowBalthazor wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:28 pm General Lee's Army of North Virginia drives towards the Potomac River in the Spring Campaign of 1863
Link to May 8, 1863 turn on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsTM7o52SkY&t=728s

Hey, Mike photo looks good with the new Nato counters.

kirk23 wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:13 pm

OldCrowBalthazor wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:28 pm General Lee's Army of North Virginia drives towards the Potomac River in the Spring Campaign of 1863
Link to May 8, 1863 turn on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsTM7o52SkY&t=728s

Hey, Mike photo looks good with the new Nato counters.

The British look particularly good.

After a long hard fought war, in May 1864...Great Britain decides to intervene, recognizes the Confederate States of America and declares war on the United States, setting the stage to end the American Civil War.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWY4wJeZJT0

excellent tele performance. Brits join from Carib and Canada.
monster gamer, eh.
you played all the original D&D modules?
Advanced Squad Leader my fav.

ElvisJJonesRambo wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:05 am excellent tele performance. Brits join from Carib and Canada.
monster gamer, eh.
you played all the original D&D modules?
Advanced Squad Leader my fav.

Thank you Elvis!

Yeah with D&D I incorporated a few of the early modules put out by TSR and more from White Dwarf (UK). Mostly it was home brewed adventures tied in to a huge campaign, which is still going from 1981 (OMG) and we use the first edition rules and table top battle rules for big engagements.

I love ASL and have a lot of the original modules...but couldn't get my group interested...so solo for me. What we did do were the beer and pretzel monsters like SPI's Objective Moscow and Invasion America..hypothetical conflicts. Also...since my group liked operational scale games..we did a ton of Game Research Design's Europa series...mostly East Front oriented matches...which were truly massive. The rules were dense with Europa and that was part of the problem where I couldn't interest anyone in ASL also...not enough time to absorb two different systems.

Anyways..I pulled out a section of my Europa collection..The Winter War...an old favorite. Plug this in with the other East Front maps and you will be required to set of three 4x6 card tables, masonite and sheets of plexiglass to set it all up.
Those days are gone...thank the goddess for computers and large monitors now haha.

To Arms Against Tyranny!

Cheers