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64 5/12/2025 7:19:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #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 Confederate:
Remove 1SP from the AotC -1 = 5
63 5/12/2025 1:26:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #102: 3 / First Manassas
Confederate Player may move 2 SPs using Strategic Movement from the same space using rail connections only (5 space maximum) to the same space with a Confederate General who is then activated and must attempt to enter a space with at least one or more Union SPs or fort. OR play this card as an automatic 2 space interception. Intervening space must be friendly controlled and free of enemy SPs. The intervening space may be the one just exited by the moving enemy force. No Generals or SPs may be picked up or dropped off during the intercept.

Message from Union:
Activate Burnside AoC (6) at Pittsburgh.

1. Move to Wheeling.
2. PC
3-4. Move to Parkersburg.
5. PC
6. Move to Grafton.
62 5/12/2025 12:36:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Also, change Dover to Sabine City.


61 5/12/2025 12:33:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Correction:

Not New Orleans but rather Forts SPJ - sorry

60 5/12/2025 12:32:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #51: 1 / Confederate Torpedoes
Confederate receives three torpedo counters. Must be placed in a friendly controlled port, and no more than one per space. Torpedoes provide a -1 DRM against Running the Guns and a +1 DRM against amphibious assaults.

Message from Confederate:
Torpedoes in:

New Orleans
Dover
Columbus KY
59 5/11/2025 11:32:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #96: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Union:
Army of the Cumberland formed at Pittsburgh with Burnside in command, strength 6.

US SW 112+ -2 -3 =107 107-
58 5/11/2025 10:27:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #24: 3 / Pre-War Treachery
Confederate may place up to two forts in any friendly controlled spaces with a LOC free of Union SPs and forts. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Forts at Nashville and Little Rock
57 5/11/2025 10:23:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #5: 1 / Dysentery
The person playing the card may remove one enemy SP from any space that contains more than one SP.

Message from Union:
Reorganization move

Burnside AoP to Pittsburgh.
McClellan Pittsburgh to AoP.
Pope Harpers Ferry to Washington, DC.
Banks Washington, DC to AoP.
Butler Fort Monroe to Washington, DC.
Halleck Somerset to Louisville.
Rosecrans Salem/Vandalia to Pittsburgh.
56 5/11/2025 9:53:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 6 cards drawn.

55 5/10/2025 8:38:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message No CS campaign to begin
54 5/10/2025 8:37:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 6 cards drawn.

53 5/10/2025 8:37:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message VD to Richmond, Pemberton to Nashville
52 5/10/2025 8:36:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Confederate:
1-3 VD to Richmond, Pemberton to Nashville
4-6 vice versa
51 5/10/2025 8:36:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message SM

1 Weston WV to Richmond
1 Franklin WV to Richmond
1 Little Rock AR to Richmond
2 Hanover to Richmond
1 Corinth to Nashville
1 New Orleans to Nashville

Generals

1 general to Richmond
1 general to Nashville
50 5/10/2025 1:56:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message SM

1 Bowling Green to Louisville n2.
1 Frankfort to Louisville.
1 Lexington, KY to Louisville.
1 Falmouth to Louisville.
4 AoP (7) to Pittsburgh n6.
1 AoP (6) to Washington, DC n6.

49 5/9/2025 9:46:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate End Turn
48 5/9/2025 9:46:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Political phase

US gets all spaces in KY except Columbus
CS gets those 3 spaces in WV

KY joins US
US SW 100- +10 +2 - 112+

WV joins CS, all WV spaces convert to CS
CS SW 100+ +5 = 105+

Attrition

AotP -2 = 11
WDC -2 = 5

47 5/9/2025 9:40:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #112: 2 / Severe Storms at Sea
Interrupt card, cancel a Naval movement initiated by a 3OC. This card cannot cancel a Naval movement initiated by an Event card (including a naval movement initiated by a campaign card event). Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Activate Beauregard and 6SP at Richmond

1 Hanover, d2 n4
2 Gordonsville
3 Charlottesville
4 Staunton
5 Franklin d1 n3
6 Grafton
7 Weston d1 n2
8 Lewisburg END w (2)
46 5/9/2025 10:53:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #26: 3 / Cotton is King
If played by Union, reduce Confederate SW by 2; if played by Confederate, Confederate immediately receives two SPs in any Blockade Runner port, no more than one SP per port, but more than 1SP per Blockade zone is permitted. If insufficient ports are available, the excess SPs are lost. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Activate Halleck and 6 SP at Cincinnati.

1. Move to Falmouth. Drop 1 SP.
2. Move to Lexington, KY. Drop 1 SP.
3. Move to Frankfort. Drop 1 SP.
4. Move to Louisville. Drop 1 SP.
5-6. Move to Bowling Green. Drop 1 SP.
7-8. Move to Somerset.

45 5/9/2025 5:15:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #130: 3 / Union Siege Guns
Union plays card at beginning of a battle (or Amphibious Assault) that has a Confederate fort present and cancels Confederate fort die roll modifier in the battle. Remove from deck if event is played. Draw a strategy card.

Message from Confederate:
PC Grafton WV, Louisville KY, Somerset KY
44 5/8/2025 9:47:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #29: 2 / Crittenden Compromise
Union places (or flips in border states) two PC markers in any spaces free of Confederate SPs or forts which are not Resource spaces, Blockade Runner Ports, or Coastal forts. Void after Emancipation Proclamation. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Flip PC Paducah and PC Lebanon KY
43 5/8/2025 6:51:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #18: 2 / Confederate Inflation
Confederate SW reduced by two.

Message from Confederate:
PC Bowling Green and Lebanon KY
42 5/8/2025 6:51:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #18: 2 / Confederate Inflation
Confederate SW reduced by two.

Message from Confederate:
PC Bowling Green and Lebanon KY
41 5/8/2025 6:13:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #91: 2 / Letters of Marque
Increase Confederate SW by 1. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Fort in Manassas
40 5/8/2025 6:00:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #93: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Confederate:
Form the AoNV at Richmond, ASJ commanding
39 5/8/2025 11:23:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #114: 3 / Frederick Douglas
Union immediately receives five SPs for raising freemen Negro troops. The SPs can be placed in any single Union controlled space with a LOC in NJ, DE, PA or the space that contains the Union capital that does not contain Confederate SPs or forts. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
5 Union SP placed at Washington, DC.
38 5/8/2025 9:04:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #68: 2 / Lincoln Declares Southern Blockade
The Union Blockade Level is increased by one. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Sorry for the slight delay.

General reorg:

ASJ from Dover to Richmond
JJ from Richmond to Dover
Polk from Columbus KY to Richmond
Price from Lafayetteville AR to Columbus KY
Smith from Richmond to Tusbumbia
Bragg from Tuscumbia to Fayetteville AR
37 5/5/2025 6:06:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #1: 1 / Empty Haversacks
Can be played as an Interrupt card to cancel the activation of any Confederate force, OR during a Union player's turn to cause a Confederate force to immediately execute an attrition procedure. In addition, conduct Forage if force has no LOC.

Message from Union:
Attrition in Richmond.

Richmond (10) -2
36 5/5/2025 5:45:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

35 5/5/2025 5:39:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Buell to AOP
Pope to HF, VA
McClellan to Pittsburgh
Rosecrans to Salem/Vandalia

34 5/5/2025 5:35:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 2

425
361


Message from Union:
McClellan
Rosecrans

Pittsburgh
Salem/Vandalia
33 5/5/2025 5:31:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 2

585
84


Message from Union:
Banks to Washington, DC
Burnside to AOP
Halleck to Cincinatti

Generals hi to lo

Buell
Pope

AOP
HF, VA

32 5/5/2025 5:25:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 10-sided die x 7

9
3
4
2
10
3
10


Message from Union:
Generals hi to lo

Banks
Buell
Burnside
Halleck
McClellan
Pope
Rosecrans

Washington, DC
AOP
AOP
Winchester, VA
Cincinatti
Pittsburgh
Salem/Vandalia

31 5/5/2025 5:05:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Change:
1 Union SP moved Harpers Ferry to Winchester, VA n1.
1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to AOP (12).
To:
1 Union SP moved Winchester, VA to AOP (12).
1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to Harpers Ferry n1.


30 5/5/2025 5:04:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message No CS campaign to start.
29 5/5/2025 5:03:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

28 5/5/2025 5:02:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message I will let you roll for your generals. I will be away for a few days so limited play possible before Thursday, sorry.
27 5/5/2025 5:02:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Bragg to Tus, Smith to Richmond


26 5/5/2025 5:01:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Confederate:
1-3 Bragg to Tuscumbia, Smith to Richmond
4-6 vice versa
25 5/5/2025 5:00:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Stuart horse general to Richmond

1 foot general to Richmond
1 foot general to Tuscumbia
24 5/5/2025 4:58:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Blockade runners to:

Sabine City (2)
Columbus GA
Charleston SC
Wilmington NC (2)

Regular reinforcements to:

Richmond VA (5)
Fort Fisher NC
Fort Gadson FL
Forts SPJ LA
Dover TN (2)
Corinth MS
Tuscumbia AL
Columbus GA (2)
Marion SC

SMs

1 Mobile AL to Columbus KY (2)
1 from Wilmington NC to Tuscumbia AL (2)

The following all to Richmond VA:
2 from Columbus GA
1 from Marion SC
1 from Charleston SC
1 from Wilmington NC

Richmond is now (10)
23 5/5/2025 4:47:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message > 1 Union SP moved Harpers Ferry to Winchester, VA n1.

That SM is not legal because there is no rail link to Winchester VA. Please re-do
22 5/5/2025 12:50:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Reinforcements
8 Union SP placed at Washington, DC n1.
6 Union SP placed at Cincinnatin n1.
2 Union SP placed at Salem/Vandalia.
2 Union SP placed at Jonesborough.

SM
7 Union SP moved Washington, DC to AoP (4).
1 Union SP moved Philadelphia to AoP (11).
1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to AoP (12).
1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Baltimore.
1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Frederick.
1 Union SP moved Springfield, IL to Frederick n1.
1 Union SP moved Harpers Ferry to Winchester, VA n1.

Generals
Washington, DC
AOP
AOP
Winchester, VA
Cincinatti
Pittsburgh
Salem/Vandalia


21 5/4/2025 6:45:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate End Turn
20 5/4/2025 6:45:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message End of turn:

US PC Winchester and Manassas

Attrition

AoP -1 = 4
Richmond -1 = 4

19 5/4/2025 6:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #97: 1 / Davis Tours the South
Increase Confederate SW by 3.

Message from Confederate:
PC in Paducah
18 5/4/2025 6:14:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Fremont and his force back to St Louis
17 5/4/2025 6:13:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Confederate:
Fremont running the guns
16 5/4/2025 10:43:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #20: 3 / Union Arms Production Delayed
Confederate removes two Union SPs (Confederate chooses). No more than one SP can be removed from a space and the SP cannot be the last SP in the space.

Message from Union:
Activate Fremont and 2 SP at St. Louis.

Naval move to Forts St. Philip/Jackson, running the guns at Columbus, KY.
15 5/3/2025 11:14:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #106: 3 / British Clydeside Shipyards
Confederate immediately receives three SPs in any open Blockade Runner Port, no more than one SP per port, but more than one SP per Blockade zone is permitted. If insufficient ports are available, the excess SPs are lost.

Message from Confederate:
1 to New Orleans
1 to Sabine City
1 to Wilmington NC
14 5/3/2025 10:36:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #72: 2 / John Ericsson's Monitor Fleet
The Union Amphibious Assault modifier is increased by two.

Message from Union:
Union Amphibious Assault Modifier set to 2.
13 5/3/2025 8:24:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #103: 3 / Seven Days/Chattanooga
Either player may move 2 SPs using Strategic Movement from the same space using rail connections only (10 space maximum) to the same space with a General who is then activated and must attempt to enter a space with at least one or more enemy SPs or fort. OR play this card as an automatic 2 space interception. Intervening space must be friendly controlled and free of enemy SPs. The intervening space may be the one just exited by the moving enemy force. No Generals or SPs may be picked up or dropped off during the intercept.

Message from Confederate:
Activate Polk with 1SP at Memphis

1-5 Nashville, pick up ASJ and 1SP
6-7 Dover, drop ASJ and 1SP
8-9 Columbus
END
12 5/3/2025 12:03:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #31: 2 / Contraband of War
Confederate removes two SPs (Union chooses), no more than one SP per space. Void after Emancipation Proclamation has taken effect. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
1 Confederate SP eliminated at Dover, TN.
1 Confederate SP eliminated at Columbus, KY.
11 5/2/2025 11:32:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #119: 2 / War in the West: Valverde/Glorietta Pass
Randomly remove one strategy card from your opponent’s hand, which is discarded. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Activate JJ with 1 SP

1 Staunton
2 Charlottesville
3 Gordonsville
4 Wilderness, pick up all
5 Hanover
6 Richmond
10 5/2/2025 11:25:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Beau retreats to Wilderness
AoP ends in Manassas
9 5/2/2025 11:24:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Confederate:
Beauregard tries to retreat
8 5/2/2025 11:23:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Confederate:
JJ tries to intercept into Manassas ...

7 5/2/2025 9:09:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message 4. Drop 1. Move to HF n1.
5. Move to Frederick n2.
6. Pick up 2. Attack Manassas.
6 5/2/2025 7:33:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message JJ (1) to Strasburg.

McDowell may continue
5 5/2/2025 7:32:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Confederate:
JJ retreat roll ...
4 5/2/2025 12:14:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #52: 3 / Trent Affair
Confederate gains 5 SW points. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Activate McDowell AOP (5) in Washington, D.C.

1. Drop 1. Move to Frederick n1.
2. Drop 1. Move to HF n2.
3. Pick up 1. Attack Winchester.

JJ can retreat.
3 5/2/2025 11:55:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

2 5/2/2025 5:01:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message US may move first.
1 5/2/2025 4:57:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

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