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I decided to unwrap the mysteries of the tangled and not complete (in 1861) RR lines in the Western Theater of the Confederacy.
Note that if Corinth or Decatur are captured by them Yankees...then no RR (Operational Movement) is possible from the main trunk lines of the CSA to Vicksburg or Memphis.

The Battle of Shilo occurred in April 1862 outside Corinth, and you can see why General Grant was so keen to take this strategic town.
Note the RR lines that run north-south in the state of Mississippi. They are linked to the south of this map, but that won't help with sending troops by RR from Virginia for example if Corinth, Decator or the RR line connecting them are severed.

I plan to gather up more interesting strategic peculiarities of this vast conflict area, and compile them in a psuedo atlas in the War Room.
Its a side project that I will add to given time

Cheers

Rail and River Lines the Arteries of the American Civil War ... technically each River Line should also ship Supply as it did historically like a Rail. . . Not sure how that would go into a game though of this scale.

Yes , in the civil war, unlike railroads, rivers were practically unbreakable supply lines.

You basically needed a river navy, or a fort, if you wanted to interdict them.

I'm kinda surprised they cant be used as a supply line, unless I'm missing something.

A brief research tells me that the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, which this the railway going from Atlanta-Chattanooga-Decatur-Corinth on this map, should have a direct connection between Corinth and Memphis by the time of 1861 (it was completed by 1857).

It seems this section of the railway is not presented in the game, and I would suggest the devs add it back. Corinth MI was named "Corinth" exactly because it was a cross-junction/four-way junction of both Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston, and currently it's only a T-junction.

Excellent research and diagram.

Patrat wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:06 pm Yes , in the civil war, unlike railroads, rivers were practically unbreakable supply lines.

You basically needed a river navy, or a fort, if you wanted to interdict them.

I'm kinda surprised they cant be used as a supply line, unless I'm missing something.

Rivers can be used for the purposes of connecting supply, river ships capture the hexes they move through. You just have to conquer the towns on the banks (or have ships in the relevant hexes) to prevent the river hexes flipping to the opposition at the end of the turn.

eightroomofelixir wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:40 pm A brief research tells me that the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, which this the railway going from Atlanta-Chattanooga-Decatur-Corinth on this map, should have a direct connection between Corinth and Memphis by the time of 1861 (it was completed by 1857).

It seems this section of the railway is not presented in the game, and I would suggest the devs add it back. Corinth MI was named "Corinth" exactly because it was a cross-junction/four-way junction of both Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston, and currently it's only a T-junction.

"Add it back", more like "add it at all"
No idea how I missed that, I'll make sure that gets added in the next update.

- BNC

Yes, the South had terrible rail, there is no issue in limiting their rail capacity... There are exceptions probably the more you get into the Industrial Zones... This is a beautiful Map though!

Ahh...so there was a direct link from Corinth to Memphis in 1861. Ok that still makes Corinth (Shiloh) a place to fight for!!!

Btw Ryan, when you update the map with the RR line Corinth-Memphis, I will amend this map.
There may be other interesting discoveries and enlightenments to be revealed exploring this beautiful gigantic map you created.
Cheers