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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
Antietam, Maryland Scenario#: 7     Date: September 17, 1862     Location: Sharpsburg, Maryland 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 rich farmlands, and keep the campaign out of Confederate territory. McClellan had over 70,000 … Battle Cry - Civil War
Cedar Mountain, Virginia Scenario#: 17     Date: August 9, 1862     Location: Cedar Mountain, Virginia 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. Pope, however, ordered Banks to advance to Cedar Mountain, and the battle opened when Early’s … Battle Cry - 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
First Battle of Winchester Scenario#: 16     Date: May 25, 1862     Location: Winchester, Virginia 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 headed north, but Bank's Union forces reached Winchester before Jackson and deployed south of the… Battle Cry - Civil War
Fort Donelson, Tennessee (Confederate Breakout) Scenario#: 23     Date: February 15, 1862     Location: Fort Donelson, Tennessee After 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
Fredericksburg, Virginia Scenario#: 8     Date: December 13, 1862     Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia 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, Lincoln replaced him with Ambrose Burnside, who quickly organized his army and marched rapidly to the … Battle Cry - Civil War
Gaines Mill, Virginia Scenario#: 5     Date: June 27, 1862     Location: Gaines Mill, Virginia 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 troops were drilled, equipment was improved, and soon the newly christened Army of the Potomac … Battle Cry - Civil War
Glorieta Scenario#: RB03     Date: March 28, 1862     Location: Glorieta, New Mexico 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. Battle Cry - Civil War
Kernstown, Virginia Scenario#: 3     Date: March 23, 1862     Location: Kernstown, Virginia 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 against three enemy forces totaling 33,000 troops. The largest group included 23,000 soldiers commanded… Battle Cry - Civil War
Little Sugar Creek, Arkansas Scenario#: 24     Date: February 17, 1862     Location: Little Sugar Creek, Arkansas As 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
McDowell, Virginia Scenario#: 15     Date: May 8, 1862     Location: McDowell, Virginia 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. Even “Stonewall” Jackson, in his first battle as an independent commander a few months … Battle Cry - Civil War
Oak Grove, Virginia Scenario#: 26     Date: June 25, 1862     Location: Oak Grove, Virginia 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 planned to move his siege artillery closer to Richmond by taking the high ground on … Battle Cry - Civil War
Ox Hill, Virginia Scenario#: 28     Date: September 1, 1862     Location: Ox Hill, Virginia 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 movement and concentrated his units around the Germantown area. Pope ordered the Union Ninth Corps … Battle Cry - Civil War
Pea Ridge, Arkansas (Elkhorn Tavern) Scenario#: 2     Date: March 7, 1862     Location: Leetown, Arkansas 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. Van Dorn, newly appointed commander of Confederate forces in Arkansas, joined with Price and … Battle Cry - Civil War
Perryville, Kentucky Scenario#: 29     Date: October 8, 1862     Location: Perryville, Kentucky 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 of creeks, which fed the Chaplin River. However, because of a two-month … Battle Cry - Civil War
Prairie Grove, Arkansas Scenario#: 30     Date: December 7, 1862     Location: Prairie Grove, Arkansas 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 opened an intense two-hour artillery barrage on the Confederate position. Herron then ordered an… Battle Cry - Civil War
Richmond, Kentucky (Union Final Position) Scenario#: 27     Date: August 30, 1862     Location: Richmond, Kentucky Gen. 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
Savage Station Scenario#: RB02     Date: June 29, 1862     Location: White Oak Swamp Creek, Virginia The battle was fought on June 29th, 1862 in Virginia. Edwin Sumner faces John Magruder. Battle Cry - Civil War
Second Bull Run, Virginia (Brawner’s Farm) Scenario#: 6     Date: August 28, 1862     Location: Gainesville, Virginia Following 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
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
Shiloh, Tennessee (1st day of battle) Scenario#: 4     Date: April 6-7, 1862     Location: Shiloh, Tennessee 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 Landing. Buell was ordered to join him there with 35,000 troops. Once united, they could … Battle Cry - Civil War
The Confederacy at Flood Tide Scenario#: SE19     Date: August 28-30, 1862     Location: Gainesville, Virginia Second Battle of Bull Run Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI)
Van Dorn’s Last Chance for Glory Scenario#: SE20     Date: October 3-4, 1862     Location: Corinth, Mississippi Second Battle of Corinth Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI)
Williamsburg, Virginia (North of Fort Magruder) Scenario#: 25     Date: May 5, 1862     Location: Fort Magruder, Virginia Williamsburg 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