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Wilson’s Creek, Missouri (Bloody Hill)Scenario#: 19 Date: August 10, 1861 Location: Wilson’s Creek, MissouriLyon decided to attack the Confederate encampments about ten miles south of Springfield, Missouri after his success at Dug Springs on August 2. Sigel and about 1,200 troops had moved east around to the south of the Confederates, while Lyon’s … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Williamsburg, Virginia (North of Fort Magruder)Scenario#: 25 Date: May 5, 1862 Location: Fort Magruder, VirginiaWilliamsburg was the first large encounter between Union and Confederate forces during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. While the Confederates had no intention of attempting to hold the Williamsburg line, poor roads on the Peninsula had slowed the… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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WildernessScenario#: 57 Date: May 5-6, 1864 Location: Spotsylvania County, VirginiaThe Battle of the Wilderness was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee. Grant attempted to move through the dense underbrush of the Wilderness, but Lee launched two of … Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Van Dorn’s Last Chance for GloryScenario#: SE20 Date: October 3-4, 1862 Location: Corinth, MississippiSecond Battle of Corinth Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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The Fate of VicksburgScenario#: SE04 Date: May 16, 1863 Location: Hinds County, MississippiBattle of Champion Hill Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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The Confederacy at Flood TideScenario#: SE19 Date: August 28-30, 1862 Location: Gainesville, VirginiaSecond Battle of Bull Run Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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Shiloh, Tennessee (1st day of battle)Scenario#: 4 Date: April 6-7, 1862 Location: Shiloh, TennesseeFollowing 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 Landing. Buell was ordered to join him there with 35,000 troops. Once united, they could … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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ShilohScenario#: 49 Date: April 6-7, 1862 Location: Shiloh, TennesseeThe Confederates under General Albert Sidney Johnson attacked the Union army under General Grant before it could join the Union army under General Buell. Grant’s army was encamped along the Tennessee River near Shiloh Church and Pittsburg Landing.… Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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SelmaScenario#: SE13 Date: April 2, 1865 Location: Selma, AlabamaBattle of Selma Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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Second Bull Run, Virginia (Brawner’s Farm)Scenario#: 6 Date: August 28, 1862 Location: Gainesville, VirginiaFollowing the Seven Days battles, Lee correctly guessed that McClellan would make no further offensive move toward Richmond. Lee organized his army into two commands under Jackson and Longstreet, and launched an offensive to take the war northwards.… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Savage StationScenario#: RB02 Date: June 29, 1862 Location: White Oak Swamp Creek, VirginiaThe battle was fought on June 29th, 1862 in Virginia. Edwin Sumner faces John Magruder. Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Richmond, Kentucky (Union Final Position)Scenario#: 27 Date: August 30, 1862 Location: Richmond, KentuckyGen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces in midsummer 1862, undertook an offensive aimed at central Tennessee and Kentucky. Late on August 29 his advance guard encountered a Union force, near Richmond, Kentucky. At this point,… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Prairie Grove, ArkansasScenario#: 30 Date: December 7, 1862 Location: Prairie Grove, ArkansasThe 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 opened an intense two-hour artillery barrage on the Confederate position. Herron then ordered an… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Perryville, KentuckyScenario#: 29 Date: October 8, 1862 Location: Perryville, KentuckyIn 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 of creeks, which fed the Chaplin River. However, because of a two-month … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Pea Ridge, Arkansas (Elkhorn Tavern)Scenario#: 2 Date: March 7, 1862 Location: Leetown, ArkansasIn 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. Van Dorn, newly appointed commander of Confederate forces in Arkansas, joined with Price and … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Ox Hill, VirginiaScenario#: 28 Date: September 1, 1862 Location: Ox Hill, VirginiaAfter the second battle of Bull Run, Lee sent Jackson on a wide flanking march to intercept the Union retreat, but Pope anticipated the turning movement and concentrated his units around the Germantown area. Pope ordered the Union Ninth Corps … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Oak Grove, VirginiaScenario#: 26 Date: June 25, 1862 Location: Oak Grove, VirginiaMcClellan decided to resume the offensive after sitting passively for three and a half weeks following the stalemate at the Battle of Seven Pines. He planned to move his siege artillery closer to Richmond by taking the high ground on … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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New Market, VirginiaScenario#: 13 Date: May 15, 1864 Location: New Market, VirginiaIn 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 town would put further pressure on Lee’s supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia. To … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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New Hope Church, GeorgiaScenario#: 14 Date: May 25, 1864 Location: Dallas, GeorgiaWhile Grant pursued Lee in Virginia, Sherman was relentlessly hounding Johnston’s army through Georgia toward Atlanta. Johnston was an able strategist and repeatedly maneuvered his army to confront Sherman’s advance. In mid-May, Sherman attempted to… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1st day of battle)Scenario#: 9 Date: Dec. 31-Jan 2 1863 Location: Murfreesboro, TennesseeAfter Shiloh, Grant campaigned to gain control of the Mississippi, while Buell advanced from Corinth toward the vital Confederate rail junction at Chattanooga. To draw Buell away from his intended target, the Confederate Generals Edmund Kirby Smith… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Missouri vs. MissouriScenario#: SE17 Date: August 10, 1861 Location: Wilson’s Creek, MissouriBattle of Wilson's Creek Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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Missionary RidgeScenario#: SE09 Date: November 25, 1863 Location: Chattanooga, TennesseeBattle of Missionary Ridge Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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Missionary RidgeScenario#: 56 Date: November 25, 1863 Location: Chattanooga, TennesseeThe Battle of Missionary Ridge was fought as part of the Chattanooga Campaign. Union forces in the Military Division of the Mississippi under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Missionary Ridge and the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by… Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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McDowell, VirginiaScenario#: 15 Date: May 8, 1862 Location: McDowell, VirginiaAt 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. Even “Stonewall” Jackson, in his first battle as an independent commander a few months … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Little Sugar Creek, ArkansasScenario#: 24 Date: February 17, 1862 Location: Little Sugar Creek, ArkansasAs Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis's Union army advanced in January 1862, Sterling Price abandoned Springfield, determined to join forces with Benjamin McCulloch in Arkansas. Marching south along the Telegraph Road, the Missouri State Guard conducted a… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Kernstown, VirginiaScenario#: 3 Date: March 23, 1862 Location: Kernstown, VirginiaJackson’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 against three enemy forces totaling 33,000 troops. The largest group included 23,000 soldiers commanded… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Kennesaw MountainScenario#: 59 Date: June 27, 1864 Location: Cobb County, GeorgiaThe Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought during the Atlanta Campaign between Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman’s campaign was characterized by a series of flanking… Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Jonesboro 1st DayScenario#: RB04 Date: August 31, 1864 Location: Jonesboro, GeorgiaThe Battle of Jonesborough (modern name Jonesboro) was fought August 31–September 1, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. Two Union armies led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman maneuvered to draw the Army of Tennessee (led … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Honey SpringsScenario#: SE05 Date: July 17, 1863 Location: Muskogee County, OklahomaBattle of Honey Springs Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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Greenbrier River, West VirginiaScenario#: 20 Date: October 3, 1861 Location: Greenbrier River, West VirginiaAfter the failure of the campaign against the Union forces in the Cheat Mountain area in September 1861, the Confederate troops withdrew to the Greenbrier River, under the command of Gen. Henry R. Jackson. During the night of October 2–3, … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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GlorietaScenario#: RB03 Date: March 28, 1862 Location: Glorieta, New MexicoThe 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. Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Pickett’s Charge)Scenario#: 11 Date: July 1-3, 1863 Location: Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaLee planned to launch the main assault against the Union center. Longstreet had misgivings and cautioned Lee, but spent the morning readying his brigades for the attack. An artillery bombardment prior to the attack failed to inflict significant… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Devil’s Den & Wheat Field)Scenario#: 10 Date: July 1-3, 1863 Location: Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaLee 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 further hoped another victory could influence Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy, … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Gettysburg - Little Round TopScenario#: 54 Date: July 2, 1863 Location: Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaThe Union forces, under General Meade numbered around 60,000 while the Confederates, under General Lee had about 50,000 troops. At 4:00 in the afternoon the Confederates launched their attack with an artillery bombardment. The Confederates entered… Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Gaines Mill, VirginiaScenario#: 5 Date: June 27, 1862 Location: Gaines Mill, VirginiaFollowing the defeat at Bull Run, Lincoln appointed George B. McClellan as the commander of the army. He quickly set about improving the army. The troops were drilled, equipment was improved, and soon the newly christened Army of the Potomac … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Fredericksburg, VirginiaScenario#: 8 Date: December 13, 1862 Location: Fredericksburg, VirginiaMcClellan failed to pursue Lee’s army vigorously following the Battle of Antietam. It would be his last display of hesitancy. On November 7, 1862, Lincoln replaced him with Ambrose Burnside, who quickly organized his army and marched rapidly to the … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Fort Donelson, Tennessee (Confederate Breakout)Scenario#: 23 Date: February 15, 1862 Location: Fort Donelson, TennesseeAfter the fall of Fort Henry, Grant marched on Fort Donelson and had almost completed encircling the Fort when the Confederate commanders realized, if they didn't move quickly, they would be cut off. During the night, they massed their troops … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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First Bull Run, VirginiaScenario#: 1 Date: July 21, 1861 Location: Manassas, VirginiaThe Confederates occupied a defensive position along the southern bank of a meandering river called Bull Run. With the bulk of his forces on his right, Beauregard planned to attack the Union left flank, but a little after sunrise on … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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First Bull RunScenario#: 48 Date: July 21, 1861 Location: Manassas, VirginiaIn July, 1861 the Union army protecting Washington and the Confederate army facing it were full of new recruits. Neither was ready for war. But the Union forces were larger in number and the political pressure to do something was … Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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First Battle of WinchesterScenario#: 16 Date: May 25, 1862 Location: Winchester, VirginiaJackson's victory at Front Royal on May 23 threatened Bank's line of retreat, so he evacuated Strasburg and marched toward Winchester. Jackson also headed north, but Bank's Union forces reached Winchester before Jackson and deployed south of the… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Drewry’s BluffScenario#: SE11 Date: May 16, 1864 Location: Drewry’s BluffBattle of Proctor's Creek Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI) |
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Dranesville, VirginiaScenario#: 22 Date: December 20, 1861 Location: Dranesville, VirginiaBoth 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 from his position near Centerville to escort the army's wagon trains on a … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Cross Keys / Port RepublicScenario#: 50 Date: July 8-9, 1862 Location: Rockingham County, VirginiaMaj. Gen. John C. Frémont’s 11,000 man Mountain Department army were tasked with keeping Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s two-division force engaged. Jackson’s men under Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell were in the vicinity of Cross Keys on the … Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Chickamauga, GeorgiaScenario#: 12 Date: September 19-20, 1863 Location: Chickamauga, GeorgiaAfter Gettysburg, both armies maneuvered for position. Lincoln wanted to maintain pressure and pressed Rosecrans to advance with the Army of the Cumberland. Although slow to act, “Old Rosy,” as his troops called him, executed a masterful campaign and… Battle Cry - Civil War |
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ChickamaugaScenario#: 55 Date: September 19-20, 1863 Location: Chickamauga, GeorgiaUnion General William Rosecrans had gathered his army of 60,000 at Chickamauga, Georgia, located 12 miles southwest of Chattanooga. Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee would have 65,000 men. On the first day of battle, Bragg’s men… Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Chancellorsville (3rd day of battle)Scenario#: RB01 Date: May 1-3, 1863 Location: Chancellorsville, VirginiaThe 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. Battle Cry - Civil War |
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ChancellorsvilleScenario#: 52 Date: April 30- May 6, 1863 Location: Chancellorsville, VirginiaCrossing the Rapidan River, Federal infantry under General Hooker concentrated near Chancellorsville on April 30. Combined with a Union force at Fredericksburg, Hooker planned a double envelopment, attacking Confederate General Lee from both his… Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Champion HillScenario#: 53 Date: May 16, 1863 Location: Hinds County, MississippiThe Battle of Champion Hill was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee fought the Confederate Army, under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Pemberton’s force formed into … Hold the Line — The American Civil War |
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Cedar Mountain, VirginiaScenario#: 17 Date: August 9, 1862 Location: Cedar Mountain, VirginiaJackson faced Pope in early August and, on the 7th, saw the opportunity to strike Banks at Culpepper, Virginia, before the latter could be reinforced. Pope, however, ordered Banks to advance to Cedar Mountain, and the battle opened when Early’s … Battle Cry - Civil War |
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Belmont, MissouriScenario#: 21 Date: November 7, 1861 Location: Belmont, MissouriThe Confederates in the west tried to defend a huge area by establishing strong points along the borders. Ulysses S. Grant, unlike many of his contemporaries, was ready to take action. On November 6, he embarked on transports with the … Battle Cry - Civil War |