Battle Cry Scenarios
List of All Scenarios (listed by scenario title)
Antietam, Maryland
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Having gained a victory at Second Bull Run, Lee struck north toward Maryland. This would enable him to keep the initiative, supply his army from the…
Battle of Hoke's Run
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The Battle of Falling Waters, also known as the Battle of Hoke’s Run, took place as part of the Manassas Campaign. On July 2, Maj. Gen. Robert…
Belmont, Missouri
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The Confederates in the west tried to defend a huge area by establishing strong points along the borders. Ulysses S. Grant, unlike many of his…
Cedar Mountain, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Jackson faced Pope in early August and, on the 7th, saw the opportunity to strike Banks at Culpepper, Virginia, before the latter could be reinforced.…
Chancellorsville (3rd day of battle)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The battle was fought on May 1st to May 3rd, 1863 in Virginia. This scenario recreates the third day of battle. Joseph Hooker faces Robert E. Lee.
Chickamauga, Georgia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
After Gettysburg, both armies maneuvered for position. Lincoln wanted to maintain pressure and pressed Rosecrans to advance with the Army of the…
Dranesville, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Both armies went into winter quarters following the Battle of Ball's Bluff. On December 20, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, with a mixed brigade, set out north…
First Battle of Winchester
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Jackson's victory at Front Royal on May 23 threatened Bank's line of retreat, so he evacuated Strasburg and marched toward Winchester. Jackson also…
First Bull Run, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The Confederates occupied a defensive position along the southern bank of a meandering river called Bull Run. With the bulk of his forces on his…
Fort Donelson, Tennessee (Confederate Breakout)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
After the fall of Fort Henry, Grant marched on Fort Donelson and had almost completed encircling the Fort when the Confederate commanders realized, if…
Fredericksburg, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
McClellan failed to pursue Lee’s army vigorously following the Battle of Antietam. It would be his last display of hesitancy. On November 7, 1862,…
Gaines Mill, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Following the defeat at Bull Run, Lincoln appointed George B. McClellan as the commander of the army. He quickly set about improving the army. The…
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Devil’s Den & Wheat Field)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Lee reasoned that his plans to invade Pennsylvania would keep the war in the north and allow his army to feed off the rich northern farmlands. He…
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Pickett’s Charge)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Lee planned to launch the main assault against the Union center. Longstreet had misgivings and cautioned Lee, but spent the morning readying his…
Glorieta
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The battle was fought on March 26th to 28th, 1862 in New Mexico. It was also known as La Glorieta Pass. John P. Slough faces William R. Scurry.
Greenbrier River, West Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
After the failure of the campaign against the Union forces in the Cheat Mountain area in September 1861, the Confederate troops withdrew to the…
Jonesboro 1st Day
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The Battle of Jonesborough (modern name Jonesboro) was fought August 31–September 1, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. Two…
Kernstown, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Jackson’s Valley Campaign of 1862 was arguably his finest. His small army, which never numbered more than 17,000 troops, won five of six battles…
Little Sugar Creek, Arkansas
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
As Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis's Union army advanced in January 1862, Sterling Price abandoned Springfield, determined to join forces with Benjamin…
McDowell, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
At the beginning of May 1862, the defeats at Pea Ridge and Shiloh, and a federal Army advancing on Richmond, gave little hope for the Confederacy.…
Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1st day of battle)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
After Shiloh, Grant campaigned to gain control of the Mississippi, while Buell advanced from Corinth toward the vital Confederate rail junction at…
New Hope Church, Georgia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
While Grant pursued Lee in Virginia, Sherman was relentlessly hounding Johnston’s army through Georgia toward Atlanta. Johnston was an able strategist…
New Market, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
In early May, Sigel’s Union force of about 8,000 advanced south through the Shenandoah Valley toward Staunton. It was hoped that the capture of this…
Oak Grove, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
McClellan decided to resume the offensive after sitting passively for three and a half weeks following the stalemate at the Battle of Seven Pines. He…
Ox Hill, Virginia
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
After the second battle of Bull Run, Lee sent Jackson on a wide flanking march to intercept the Union retreat, but Pope anticipated the turning…
Pea Ridge, Arkansas (Elkhorn Tavern)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
In December 1861, Gen. Samuel R. Curtis took command of the Union Army of the Southwest and was instructed to drive the Confederates out of Missouri.…
Perryville, Kentucky
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
In 1862 Perryville was a town of just a few hundred residents. The rolling hills to the west and northwest were dotted with woods, farms, and a number…
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The Battle opened on the morning of December 7, with Union Gen. Herron crossing the Illinois River and deploying his troops on Hindman's right. Herron…
Richmond, Kentucky (Union Final Position)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces in midsummer 1862, undertook an offensive aimed at central Tennessee and Kentucky. Late…
Savage Station
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
The battle was fought on June 29th, 1862 in Virginia. Edwin Sumner faces John Magruder.
Second Bull Run, Virginia (Brawner’s Farm)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Following the Seven Days battles, Lee correctly guessed that McClellan would make no further offensive move toward Richmond. Lee organized his army…
Shiloh, Tennessee (1st day of battle)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Following his capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant’s army of 40,000 soldiers was ordered to move south, up the Tennessee River, to Pittsburg…
Williamsburg, Virginia (North of Fort Magruder)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Williamsburg was the first large encounter between Union and Confederate forces during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. While the Confederates had no…
Wilson’s Creek, Missouri (Bloody Hill)
(Battle Cry - Civil War)
Lyon decided to attack the Confederate encampments about ten miles south of Springfield, Missouri after his success at Dug Springs on August 2. Sigel…