This report is from the 2nd day's fighting. Just one note, I haven't figured out how to set this blog up so the postings would be in order. Sorry for the confusion.
The fight at Somewarsville continued on. The fog and mist had lifted
and this revealed to each and every commander that they were in a
major engagement. Deployments changed along with strategy. Yanks and
Rebs were everywhere and units were forced to enegage with or
without support.
On the left flank, Union and Rebs tried to flank each other only to
check each others moves and fight it out. Rifles fired as the smoke
filled the field and once cleared, revealed that more units were
moving up to engage. Neither one tried to cross the bridge. They
just manuevered around to try and gain an advantage, only to see
that they were equally matched. Artillery seemed to play a large
roll, but the men kept coming.
In the center, a bold move by the Yankees was thwarted. A Union
brigade managed to flank a Reb brigade. The ineffective fire of the
Yanks allowed the boys in gray to hang around. Two CSA brigades went
on line along with a couple of batteries. This forced the Union
brigade to rout out once they realized the were outnumbered. The
Yanks had taken some high ground, only to realize that there were
plenty of Rebs willing to sacrifice themselves to keep the Yanks
from holding the key high ground. This allowed the CSA lads to move
forward and try to create a battle line. To the right of the CSA
lads, the boys in blue kept trying to make their way forward. In an
artillery duel, the CSA lost their battery and caused minimal
casualties amongst the Yanks. However, the Rebs were on the move at
last observation. They knocked out a Union battery before it could
unleash a hailstorm. One CSA barrage managed to rout a Union brigade
that was still in column and trying to move up.
In the center, a charge was initiated by the Yanks. Two infantry
columns met head on and faught it out. Though the Rebs lost more
men, their morale held and forced Billy Yank to retreat! A yell went
up at the victory and a clear advantage was gained by the CSA.
With the battle raging on, the Union boys have taken a good amount
of casuaties and have had a unit rout right off the field of honor.
The battle has see-sawed back and forth. But as it looks right now,
the men from the south are in control and plan to exploit their
advantage.
Only time will tell along with the die rolling:)
The fight at Somewarsville continued on. The fog and mist had lifted
and this revealed to each and every commander that they were in a
major engagement. Deployments changed along with strategy. Yanks and
Rebs were everywhere and units were forced to enegage with or
without support.
On the left flank, Union and Rebs tried to flank each other only to
check each others moves and fight it out. Rifles fired as the smoke
filled the field and once cleared, revealed that more units were
moving up to engage. Neither one tried to cross the bridge. They
just manuevered around to try and gain an advantage, only to see
that they were equally matched. Artillery seemed to play a large
roll, but the men kept coming.
In the center, a bold move by the Yankees was thwarted. A Union
brigade managed to flank a Reb brigade. The ineffective fire of the
Yanks allowed the boys in gray to hang around. Two CSA brigades went
on line along with a couple of batteries. This forced the Union
brigade to rout out once they realized the were outnumbered. The
Yanks had taken some high ground, only to realize that there were
plenty of Rebs willing to sacrifice themselves to keep the Yanks
from holding the key high ground. This allowed the CSA lads to move
forward and try to create a battle line. To the right of the CSA
lads, the boys in blue kept trying to make their way forward. In an
artillery duel, the CSA lost their battery and caused minimal
casualties amongst the Yanks. However, the Rebs were on the move at
last observation. They knocked out a Union battery before it could
unleash a hailstorm. One CSA barrage managed to rout a Union brigade
that was still in column and trying to move up.
In the center, a charge was initiated by the Yanks. Two infantry
columns met head on and faught it out. Though the Rebs lost more
men, their morale held and forced Billy Yank to retreat! A yell went
up at the victory and a clear advantage was gained by the CSA.
With the battle raging on, the Union boys have taken a good amount
of casuaties and have had a unit rout right off the field of honor.
The battle has see-sawed back and forth. But as it looks right now,
the men from the south are in control and plan to exploit their
advantage.
Only time will tell along with the die rolling:)
2 comments:
Rebs in the corn can be worse than hares in the carrots. Good looking minis.
- Jawjatek
Thanks again!
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