Browse Items (73 total)

Camden Scenario#: 25     Date: 16 Aug 1780     Location: Camden, South Carolina General Gates took command of the Southern Department on July 25, 1780, and immediately marched its main army 120 miles towards the British supply base at Camden. Gate’s army was poorly equipped and fed. In an exhausted state, it consisted … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Musgroves Mill Scenario#: 26     Date: 18 Aug 1780     Location: Cross Anchor, South Carolina American Militia were undeterred by defeat and pursuit. A conglomerate of North and South Carolina Partisans made the decision to attack an encampment of British Regulars and Loyalists at Musgrove's Mill. They were unaware of the positions recent… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Augusta Scenario#: 47     Date: 14 Sept 1780     Location: Augusta, Georgia Sometime in early September, Col. Elijah Clark and Lieut. Col. James McCall assembled a corps of Backwoodsman, some 400 to 700 depending on the account, in upper Georgia. With these he marched to attack the British post at Augusta on … Hold the Line — The French & Indian War
Kings Mountain Scenario#: 27     Date: 7 Oct 1780     Location: Kings Mountain, South Carolina As British General Cornwallis advanced into North Carolina in September 1780 he had Major Patrick Ferguson protect his western flank with a command comprised of 1,075 disciplined loyalists. Ferguson issued a proclamation for the American rebels to… Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Cowpens Scenario#: 28     Date: 17 Jan 1781     Location: Cowpens, South Carolina Colonel Banastre Tarleton led a highly mobile and veteran force. In all, his fighting force amounted to about 1,100 men. Morgan’s American forces amounted to about 1,000 men of which many were recent recruits. However, he also had reliable Maryland … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Weitzel's Mill Scenario#: 29     Date: 6 March 1781     Location: Guilford County, North Carolina In the spring of 1781 Cornwallis had an opportunity to corner and destroy a major portion of Green's army when the Americans divided their forces for subsisting purposes. He sent Tarleton’s dragoons in a rapid march and followed with his … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Guilford Courthouse Scenario#: 30     Date: 15 March 1781     Location: Greensboro, North Carolina In early March, Greene received reinforcements of both militia and Continentals, bringing his total strength to just over 4,000 men. Greene decided that the time had come for action, and he knew where he wanted to fight. Cornwallis could not … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Hobkirk's Hill Scenario#: 31     Date: 25 April 1781     Location: Camden, South Carolina On April 25, just before dawn, British General Rawdon led 900 troops toward Hobkirk's Hill. The American force under General Greene was surprised by the early attack. They quickly formed into a single line of battle along the brow of … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Green Springs Scenario#: 32     Date: 6 July 1781     Location: James City County, Virginia On July 5th, Lafayette reached Chickahominy Church near Green Springs farm. With him he had advance elements of Wayne’s Pennsylvanians. Before him Cornwallis had placed a detachment of the Queen’s Rangers and a mix of infantry. The rest of his … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Eutaw Springs Scenario#: 33     Date: 8 Sept 1781     Location: Eutawville, South Carolina On September 8, 1781 General Greene with around 2,200 men advanced upon a British camp at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. The “Swamp Fox," General Francis Marion, who knew the area well de vised the plan of attack. The British commander … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
Yorktown Scenario#: 34     Date: 8 Sept 1781     Location: Yorktown, Virginia The Allies skillfully built a network of trenches with little or no counter action by the British. At this point in the campaign Cornwallis had little choice. His casualty list was augmented daily by men sick with fever or other … Hold the Line — The American Revolution
First Bull Run Scenario#: 48     Date: July 21, 1861     Location: Manassas, Virginia In 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
Shiloh Scenario#: 49     Date: April 6-7, 1862     Location: Shiloh, Tennessee The 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
Cross Keys / Port Republic Scenario#: 50     Date: July 8-9, 1862     Location: Rockingham County, Virginia Maj. 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
Antietam Scenario#: 51     Date: September 17, 1862     Location: Sharpsburg, Maryland The Battle of Antietam pitted Union General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac against General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia. During the first three hours, the two sides struggled over a cornfield. Each side attacked, fell … Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Chancellorsville Scenario#: 52     Date: April 30- May 6, 1863     Location: Chancellorsville, Virginia Crossing 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
Champion Hill Scenario#: 53     Date: May 16, 1863     Location: Hinds County, Mississippi The 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
Gettysburg - Little Round Top Scenario#: 54     Date: July 2, 1863     Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The 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
Chickamauga Scenario#: 55     Date: September 19-20, 1863     Location: Chickamauga, Georgia Union 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
Missionary Ridge Scenario#: 56     Date: November 25, 1863     Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee The 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
Wilderness Scenario#: 57     Date: May 5-6, 1864     Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia The 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
Assault on Petersburg Scenario#: 58     Date: June 15, 1864     Location: Petersburg, Virginia Union forces under Brig. Gen. Smith, attempted to capture Petersburg, Virginia. The Confederates, under the overall command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, numbered only 2,500. Union General Smith and his men crossed the Appomattox shortly after dawn on… Hold the Line — The American Civil War
Kennesaw Mountain Scenario#: 59     Date: June 27, 1864     Location: Cobb County, Georgia The 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