Scenario Information:
June 13 1863, First Day Balanced - Hypothetical, 18 turns PBEM
only
On 13 June, Milroy advanced elements of Elliott's brigade to
Pritchard's Hill at Kernstown and sent elements of Ely's brigade to
intercept any advance on the Front Royal Pike. Edward Johnson's
Division advanced on the Front Royal Pike in conjunction with
Early's division marching toward Winchester on the Valley Pike.
Additional forces: Wadsworth's infantry division and Bufords cavalry
division for the Federals; Jenkins' Cavalry Brigade for the
Confederates.
June 13 1863, First Day - Historical, 18 turns PBEM
only
On 13 June, Milroy advanced elements of Elliott's brigade to
Pritchard's Hill at Kernstown and sent elements of Ely's brigade to
intercept any advance on the Front Royal Pike. McReynolds brigade
was at Berryville. Edward Johnson's Division advanced on the Front
Royal Pike in conjunction with Early's division marching toward
Winchester on the Valley Pike.
June 14 1863, 2nd Day -
Historical, 10 turns PBEM only
Early and Ewell conferred on Bower's
Hill and decided on a flanking strategy. Gordon's brigade and two
batteries were left on Bower's Hill, while Early led his three other
brigades back to Cedar Creek Grade, west beyond Apple Pie Ridge
where it was out of view of US fortifications, then north over
Cloverdale Plantation to Walnut Grove. His column was accompanied by
20 guns. While Early made this march, Johnson advanced a line of
skirmishers on the right to occupy the Federals' attention. The CS
batteries on Bower's Hill opened up, touching off a duel with the
Union guns in Fort Milroy. By mid-afternoon, Early's force had
gained a position opposite West Fort on Apple Pie Ridge.
June 15 1863, 3rd Day -
Historical, 25 turns PBEM only
After conferring with his officers, Milroy made the decision to
try to ``cut their way through'' to Harpers Ferry on the old Charles
Town Road. All of the cannons were spiked and their carriages
destroyed, and all wagons and baggage abandoned. Shortly after
midnight, the Union soldiers left their works so quietly that
Early's Confederates did not know they were gone until morning. The
column massed in the low ground between Star Fort and Fort Milroy,
then moved down the railroad and the Valley Pike toward the Charles
Town crossroad, just south of Stephenson's Depot.
The Great Battle of Winchester - Hypothetical, 54 turns PBEM
only
This fictional scenario is based on the assumption of a general
concentration of the two armies (southern Army of Northern Virginia
and northern Army of the Potomac) around Winchester to control the
"gates" to the incoming invasion of the North.
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