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65 1/21/2025 12:50:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Error recording Halleck's move:

>5-8. Move to Parkersburg.
Should be:
5-8 Drop 1. Move to Parkersburg.
64 1/21/2025 11:29:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message SM

1 SP Frankfort to Louisville.
1 SP Lexington, KY to Louisville.
1 SP Falmouth to Louisville.
1 SP Cincinnati to Louisville.
1 SP Lewisburg to Louisville.
1 SP Franklin, WV to Pittsburgh.

Over to you.
63 1/21/2025 11:27:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message EOT

US PCs in Louisville, Franklin, Lexington, Falmouth, Parkersburg, Fort Morgan.

CS PC in Columbus, GA.

US takes control of West Virginia

US SW 94- +2 +5 101+

Attrition

AoP (9) -2

Hanover 7 -2



62 1/21/2025 10:57:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #30: 3 / Glory Hallelujah
Union immediately receives three SPs for raising Negro troops. The SPs can be placed in any Union controlled space (even one without a LOC) that doesn’t contain a Confederate SP or fort.

Message from Union:
Activate Halleck and 6 SP in Bloomington.

1. Pick up Rosecrans. Move to Louisville.
2. Drop Rosecrans and 1 SP. Move to Franklin.
3. Drop 1 SP. Move to Lexington.
4. Drop 1 SP. Move to Falmouth.
5-8. Move to Parkersburg.
61 1/21/2025 9:44:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #32: 3 / Dixie Land
Confederate defiance against the “War of Northern Aggression” hardens. Increase Confederate SW by three points.

Message from Confederate:
PC Falmouth, Lexington, Frankfort
60 1/20/2025 7:29:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #73: 1 / Ball's Bluff
The Union removes one SP (Confederate chooses) within two spaces (including a river connection) of a Confederate SP due to poor leadership. A Union SP can be removed from a Coastal fort.

Message from Union:
Fort in Manassas.
59 1/20/2025 6:45:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Fort Morgan captured before Stop the War card.

US SW 94-

CS SW 82-
58 1/20/2025 5:58:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #77: 2 / Stop the War
Union SW reduced by five points. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
As event. Union SW -5 -3 FOW (93-)
57 1/20/2025 5:56:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message One note. Butler will lose 1 SP attacking Fort Morgan
56 1/19/2025 1:49:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #58: 2 / Admiral Porter
Union may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general. If an amphibious assault occurs, you receive an additional +2 DRM. Add +2DRM to any Running the Guns die roll.

Message from Union:
Butler and 2 SP in Philadelphia AA to Fort Morgan.
55 1/19/2025 1:43:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message 2-1

Bragg in Columbus n2.

Butler retreats to Philadelphia n2.
54 1/19/2025 1:40:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
5


Message from Union:
Battle of Columbus, GA
CS: 3 +1
US: 4 +0
53 1/19/2025 12:25:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #11: 2 / Nathaniel Lyon
Union places or flips three PC markers in Missouri. The spaces may not contain Confederate SPs or forts.

Message from Confederate:
Activate Bragg +3 to attack Columbus
No cards
52 1/18/2025 7:22:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #40: 3 / Emergency Call for Volunteers
Union receives five SPs, no more than two SPs in any space. Placement spaces must be friendly controlled, have a LOC and be free of Confederate SPs or forts.

Message from Union:
1 SP at Lewisburg, WV
1 SP at Franklin, WV.
1 SP at Winchester, VA.
1 SP at Manassas. AoP (9).
1 SP at Pittsburgh.
51 1/17/2025 10:41:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #36: 1 / Elite Units
Place an Elite unit marker in any space with an Army. CSA: Stonewall Bde or Hood’s Tigers. USA: Iron Bde or Wilder’s Bde. Cannot be played if all elite unit markers are in play for that side.

Message from Confederate:
Looks like I'll start with leader reorg
Smith to Columbus
Bragg to Macon
JJ to Hanover
ASJ to Dover
50 1/17/2025 10:39:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Bragg to Hanover
JJ to Columbus
Smith to Macon
49 1/17/2025 10:37:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 100-sided die x 3

86
78
85


Message from Confederate:
Minor glitch.
CSA has one more leader reinforcement -- JJ
So I'll reroll the CSA leaders
Bragg
JJ
Smith
Highest to Hanover
2d to Macon
3d to Columbus
48 1/16/2025 1:51:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message It's your go
47 1/13/2025 5:28:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Discard random Strategy card Operations - 2 / Baltimore Revolts

Message from Confederate:
46 1/13/2025 4:13:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #125: 1 / Confederate Locomotive shortage
The Union player may randomly remove one strategy card from the Confederate hand, which is discarded. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
No file.
45 1/13/2025 2:18:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

44 1/13/2025 12:11:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message No campaign
43 1/13/2025 12:11:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

42 1/13/2025 12:11:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate End Turn
41 1/13/2025 12:10:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Smith to Columbus
Bragg to Macon
40 1/13/2025 12:09:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 2-sided die x 1

2


Message from Confederate:
CSA
Stuart to Hanover
On 1, Smith to Macon, Bragg to Columbus
On a 2, the reverse
39 1/13/2025 12:09:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message McClellan, Burnside to DC
Buell, Banks to AOP
Pope to Grafton
Halleck, Rosecrans to Bloomington

38 1/13/2025 12:07:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 100-sided die x 7

64
61
79
42
73
12
16


Message from Confederate:
Union generals
2 DC
2 AoP
2 Bloomington
1 Grafton

Assign DRs high to low alphabetically
37 1/13/2025 12:06:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Blockade runners
Wilmington
Charleston
Mobile
NO

Reinforcements
Hanover (3)
Marion
Weldon
Macon
Opelika
Corinth
Dover (2)
Madison
NO

Strategic
1 each from Madison, Corinth, Opelika, Charleston, Marion, 2 from NO
1 to Columbus (2)
2 to Macon (3)
4 to Hanover (7)
36 1/12/2025 10:04:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message It’s your go.
35 1/8/2025 4:33:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Reinforcements
8 SP at Washington, DC.
6 SP at Bloomington, IN.
1 SP at Cairo.
1 SP at Jonesborough.
2 SP at Salem/Vandalia.

SM
1 SP Winchester, VA to Harpers Ferry.
1 SP Philadelphia to Baltimore.
1 SP Columbus, OH to Baltimore.
1 SP Indianapolis to Frederick.
1 SP Springfield, IL to Frederick.
2 SP Salem/Vandalia to Manassas.
1 SP Jonesborough to Manassas.
3 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Manassas.
3 SP Washington, DC to Columbus, GA.
1 SP moved Washington, DC to Fort Monroe.

Generals
2 DC
2 AoP
2 Bloomington
1 Grafton


34 1/8/2025 3:58:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message And PC Winchester, VA
33 1/8/2025 3:08:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Also US PC Grafton
32 1/7/2025 10:33:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message And AOP loses 1 (n2)
31 1/7/2025 10:32:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message End of turn.
US PC Manassas. That's about it.
30 1/7/2025 10:32:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #44: 2 / Western Virginia
Place three Union PC markers in any West Virginia space free of Confederate SPs. If the space contains a Confederate PC marker, it is flipped. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Really?? EP, Campaign, Farragut all on Turn 1.
Beauregard +3 to Hanover, Richmond, drop 1 (2)
and finish in Hanover with 2
29 1/7/2025 4:59:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #59: 2 / Farragut
Union may make a naval more with up to three SPs plus one general. Move may pass one ungarrisoned fort without “running the guns” to conduct an amphibious assault (may not pass an ironclad). Ignore first torpedo encountered during naval move. If the port space is captured it immediately receives a Union PC marker. Add +2 to Running the Guns die roll.

Message from Union:
Butler and 1 SP at Fort Monroe to Columbus, GA.

PC at Columbus, GA.

Resource Destroyed.
US SW 95- +2 +3 (100+)
CSA SW 87- -3 (84-)

PC at Fort Gadson.
US SW 100+ +1 (101+)
CSA SW 84- -1 (83-)
28 1/7/2025 2:50:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message WVa PCs fixed also
27 1/7/2025 2:48:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #66: 1 / Wilson's Creek
Either player may move up to two infantry SPs from the same space as if they were led by a General. This move is a Corps move and may enter enemy controlled spaces because the SPs are moving as if they are led by a general.

Message from Confederate:
PC Paducah
26 1/7/2025 12:45:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message I noticed an error in your log file. In #18 I placed PCs in Franklin WV and Lewisburg WV. You show PCs in Parkersburg and Lewisburg.
25 1/7/2025 12:38:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #42: 2 / Kentucky Anarchy
Remove up to three enemy PC markers in Kentucky. You must also remove one of your own PC markers from the state if you have any there. Removal of a PC marker makes a space neutral. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Remove PC Louisville, Paducah, Columbus.
24 1/7/2025 11:36:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #111: 2 / Wilson’s Raid
Union may place two Union PC markers in any spaces within four spaces (includes river connections) of a single Union cavalry brigade. The four space range CAN be traced through Northeast Alabama. These PC Markers (in contravention of rule 11.3D), CAN be placed in blockade runner ports/ and or resource spaces devoid of Confederate SPs or forts (but may contain an Ironclad or Torpedoes), resulting in their immediate destruction. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
PC Paducah, Louisville
23 1/7/2025 11:25:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message wrong game, again.
22 1/7/2025 10:55:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message EOT

Political Control
CSA PCs in Lebanon KY, Louisville KY.
USA PCs in Ironton, MO

State Control
Kentucky joins the Confederacy
CSA SW +10 (110+)

West Virginia joins the Union
USA SW +2 +5 (107+)

Attrition
AoP(5) -1 to AoP(4)
21 1/7/2025 10:54:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message Dang. Wrong game. Please ignore.
20 1/7/2025 10:50:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message Over to you for Union T2 reinforcements.
19 1/7/2025 10:46:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message EOT

Political Control
CSA PCs in Lebanon KY, Louisville KY.
USA PCs in Ironton, MO

State Control
Kentucky joins the Confederacy
CSA SW +10 (110+)

West Virginia joins the Union
USA SW +2 +5 (107+)

Attrition
AoP(5) -1 to AoP(4)




18 1/7/2025 9:52:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #37: 2 / Confederate Scientist
Confederate immediately receives three SPs in any friendly controlled space with a LOC, free of Union SPs or forts. No more than one SP per confederate controlled state. No SPs may be placed in Pro-Union spaces.

Message from Union:
PCs in Franklin WV and Lewisburg WV
17 1/7/2025 9:41:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message I feel bad about the Emancipation Proclamation; A poor play resulted in an undeserved reward. EP on turn 1 is highly unusual.

You jumped the gun a bit; I still have the second move for the Campaign card to do.

#2
2 SP Pittsburgh to Grafton
16 1/6/2025 11:01:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #81: 3 / Emancipation Proclamation - Reshuffle/Remove
Either player must play this card as an EC on the Strategy Round immediately following a Union large or medium battle victory. Confederate loses 10 SW and 3 SPs (his choice). Union loses 5 SW. Flip GT marker to its Emancipation Proclamation side. Card must be the last one played by a player at which time it can be played as an OC card. If the play of this card as an OC results in a battle victory, there is no Emancipation Proclamation Remove from deck if event is played. If this card is played as an OC or discarded re-shuffle deck at the end of the Strategy Phase.

Message from Confederate:
Nightmare scenario to start. EP must be played.
CSA SW -10 -3 (87-)
US -5 (95-)
Remove SPs Fort Sumter, Mobile, Memphis
15 1/6/2025 10:58:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Beauregard with 3 back to Fredericksburg
14 1/6/2025 10:58:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Confederate:
Beauregard retreats
13 1/6/2025 7:23:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message You have options.
12 1/5/2025 5:57:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Harper's Ferry (2) meant that Harper's Ferry has 2 SP.

McDowell continues. AoP (3)
4-5. Drop 1. Move to Frederick (1).
6. Pick up 1. Attack Manassas. AoP (3).


11 1/5/2025 5:33:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message I should have clarified one thing in your move.
You wrote:
1-2. Drop 1. Move to Harper's Ferry (2).
I wasn't sure whether the (2) referred to MPs or that you dropped SPs along the way.
10 1/5/2025 5:30:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Confederate:
Leader loss for JJ
9 1/5/2025 5:30:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message US wins 3/2
You may continue
8 1/5/2025 5:30:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
5


Message from Confederate:
Winchester
US +1 + 4 for odds
CS +2
7 1/5/2025 5:28:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Confederate:
JJ retreats to Strasburg
6 1/5/2025 5:27:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #85: 3 / Minor Campaign
Conduct up to two moves or conduct one special army-size naval move. No SP, general, or army marker may be moved twice with the same campaign card. You must move a different force each move.

Message from Union:
#1
Activate McDowell in Washington. AoP (5).

1-2. Drop 1. Move to Harper's Ferry (2).
3. Pick up 1. Attack Winchester.

You have options.
5 1/5/2025 4:56:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

4 1/5/2025 4:52:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Hi George,

Thanks. And good luck to you too!

Yes, exchanging log files in Dropbox is a good idea.


3 1/5/2025 4:17:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message One question. Do we want to exchange vassal log files via dropbox? I find that's the best way to do things and I'll set up a shared folder to that end.
2 1/5/2025 4:15:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

1 1/5/2025 4:15:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Hi, Roger. And good luck.

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