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32 5/13/2025 7:19:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #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 Confederate:
Hmm not a good start for the CSA. Creat ANV in Manassas, Joe Johnson in command minus 2 sw to 94 mins for the CSA for the other Johnson on the map.

31 5/12/2025 11:52:00 PM Summer 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:
As event.
Pope +2 to Wilmington NC
PC Wilmington
Fort Fisher falls
-1, -3 SW (96-)
US +1 SW +2 (103+)

30 5/12/2025 9:54:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Sorry no campaign at this time

29 5/12/2025 9:21:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

28 5/12/2025 8:48:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

27 5/12/2025 8:45:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Leaders
1 Bragg 296 Columbus KY
2 Smith 669 Lexington KY
3 McClellan 454 Harpers Ferry
4 Rosencrans 821 Jonesboro
5 Pope 237 DC
6 Halleck 378 AOP
7 Buell 986 Salem
8 Banks 499 Grafton
9 Burnside 632 Bloomington

26 5/12/2025 8:41:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 9

296
669
454
821
237
378
986
499
632

Message from Confederate:
CSA SM
2 Columbus GA 0 to Manassas 5
2 Charleston SC 0 to Manassas 7
1 New Orleans 0 to Columbus KY
1 Mobile 0 to Dover TN 2
1 Wilmington NC 0 to Manassas 8

Leaders Stuart to Manassas. Bragg/Smith low roll Columbus KY High Roll TO Lexington KY
Dice #
1 Bragg
2 Smith

Union leaders in order
Salem High Roll
Jonesborough 2nd Highest
Bloomington 3rd Highest
Grafton 4th Highest
HF 5th Highest
AOP 6th Highest
DC Lowest roll

Dice #
3 McClellan
4 Rosencrans
5 Pope
6 Halleck
7 Buell
8 Banks
9 Burnside

25 5/11/2025 10:38:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Union Reinf.
8 to DC
6 to Bloomington
2 to Salem
2 to Jonesborough

Strategic
6 from DC to AOP (10)
1 from Springfield, Indianapolis, Cincinnati to AOP (13)
1 from St. Louis (1) to AOP (14)

Leaders
Salem
Jonesborough
Bloomington
Grafton
HF
AOP
DC

24 5/6/2025 3:57:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate End Turn

23 5/6/2025 3:52:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message CSA Reinforcements
VA 1 in Manassas now 3 there
NC 1 in Weldon now 1 there
SC 1 in Charleston now 1 there
GA 1 in Columbus GA now 1 there
FL 1 in Fort Gadson now 1 there
LA 1 in Fort St Philip and Jackson now 1 there
TN 1 in Dover now 1 there
KY 1 in Columbus KY now 1 there
MS 1 in Corinth MS now 1 there
AL 1 in Tuscumbia now 1 there

Blockade
North Atlantic 1 in Wilmington DE now 1 there
South Atlantic 1 in Charleston SC now 2 there
East Gulf 1 in columbus GA now 2 there
West Gulf 1 in New Orleans LA now 1 there

22 5/6/2025 3:45:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message End of turn stuff
Political Control
CSA, Bowling Green, Lebanon, Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington KY

Kentucky converts to CSA So pc's in Falmouth and Somerset also

CSA Sw to 100 plus,

USA PC in Grafton WVA

Attrition AOP down 1 to 3.

Think thats it.

21 5/6/2025 3:39:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #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:
Activate Polk and 2 in Columbus KY columbus 0
1 Paducah pickup price and 2 Paducah 0 Polk 4
2 Dover TN Drop Price pickup 1 SP dover 0 Polk 5
3 Clarksville
4 Bowling Green Drop 1 SP Polk now 4
5 Lebanon Ky Drop 1 SP polk now 3
6 Louisville KY Drop 1SP Polk now 2
7 Frankfort Ky Drop 1 SP polk now 1
8 Lexington KY End move with 1

20 5/6/2025 3:35:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Hmm Blood bath USA rolls 5 Raised to a 6 2 hits, CSA rolls 5 raised to a 7 2 hits CSA Victory AOP retreats to Frederick now 4, Johnson stays in Manassas now 2

19 5/6/2025 3:34:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
5

Message from Confederate:
Medium battle at Manassas USA plus 1 CSA plus 2 first roll USA 2nd CSA

18 5/6/2025 3:30:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Or maybe it was me I had a card that removed 2 union SP and decided to not use it for that.

17 5/6/2025 3:28:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Yes suppose to be 2 SP in Harpers Ferry. Looks like some how when we were starting up your first file set the strength to 1. I will Fix it.

* 1 Union SP moved Frederick to Gettysburg.
* US Fort(10) moved USA Forts Pool to Frederick.
* 1 Union SP moved Gettysburg to Frederick.
* Union SP set to strength 1 at Harpers Ferry.
* Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 4.
* UNDO: * Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 4.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Winchester, VA to Manassas.
* J. Johnston moved Winchester, VA to Manassas.
* 1 Confederate SP picked up at Manassas.

16 5/6/2025 3:15:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Where are you Still in Costa Rica ??? Or was that the Washingtons war game.

15 5/6/2025 3:11:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Flying back to US tomorrow, so I'll be offline for a while.

14 5/6/2025 3:09:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Just noticed that the map is wrong. Doesn't USA start with 2 in HF?

13 5/6/2025 3:08:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #101: 3 / Chickamauga
Confederate Player may move 5 SPs using Strategic Movement (rail connections only) 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. If a general casualty occurs in a battle caused by this card, the Commanding General is eligible, this is an exception to the rules. See 4.5.

Message from Union:
AOP to Frederick, p/u 1
to Manassas
Medium battle
+1 vs. +2

12 5/5/2025 4:19:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate 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 Confederate:
Activate Price and 1 in Fayetteville AR Fayetteville 0
1 Clarksville AR
2 Little Rock AR Pickup 1 Little Rock 0 Price 2
3 Elizabeth AR
4 Madison AR
5 Memphis Pickup Polk and 1 Memphis 0 Price 3
6 Humboldt AR
7 Columbus KY drop 1 SP and Polk Price 2
8 Paducah KY end move with 2

11 5/5/2025 4:10:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #7: 1 / Mud March
Interrupt enemy force currently moving to no more than one space of movement. (Converting a space counts as movement.) Applies to only one move during a Major or Minor campaign card, but not a special army-naval move.

Message from Union:
1 SP Columbus to Grafton

10 5/5/2025 7:38:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #46: 1 / Pro Union Secessionist in Tennessee
Union receives two PC markers in any Pro-Union space in Tennessee free of Confederate SPs and forts.

Message from Confederate:
Political Control Paducah KY

9 5/5/2025 7:36:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Ok I see the folder on my Drop box. Will load the files there.

8 5/5/2025 3:31:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #55: 1 / CSS Tennessee
Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space.

Message from Union:
1 SP from Philadelphia to Baltimore.

For dropbox, I set up a shared folder for the game. You should be able to load log files directly from that location. And save them there as well.

7 5/4/2025 5:42:00 PM Spring 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:
Activate J Johnson and 1 SP in Winchester
1 Strassburg
2 Manassas End move with Johnson Beauregard and 4 in Manassas.

6 5/4/2025 5:39:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Thanks George will send you log files direct unless you want to explain the drop box to me. Have one but rarely use it.

5 5/4/2025 4:14:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #50: 1 / CSS Sumter, Commerce Raider
Union SW reduced by one.

Message from Union:
Fort frederick

4 5/4/2025 4:13:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

3 5/4/2025 4:03:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

2 5/4/2025 4:02:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message George is the union, Bill is the CSA. NO need to change game setup

1 5/4/2025 4:02:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5

Message from Confederate:
Rolling for Sides Odd George in the Union, Even George is the CSA. I seem to have setup 2 games to will delete one.

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Entry #	Time	Turn	Player	Title	Entry
32	5/13/2025 7:19:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#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 Confederate: Hmm not a good start for the CSA. Creat ANV in Manassas, Joe Johnson in command minus 2 sw to 94 mins for the CSA for the other Johnson on the map.
31	5/12/2025 11:52:00 PM	Summer 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: As event. Pope +2 to Wilmington NC PC Wilmington Fort Fisher falls -1, -3 SW (96-) US +1 SW +2 (103+)
30	5/12/2025 9:54:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	Sorry no campaign at this time
29	5/12/2025 9:21:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Draw Strategy cards	5 cards drawn.
28	5/12/2025 8:48:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Draw Strategy cards	5 cards drawn.
27	5/12/2025 8:45:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	Leaders 1 Bragg 296 Columbus KY 2 Smith 669 Lexington KY 3 McClellan 454 Harpers Ferry 4 Rosencrans 821 Jonesboro 5 Pope 237 DC 6 Halleck 378 AOP 7 Buell 986 Salem 8 Banks 499 Grafton 9 Burnside 632 Bloomington
26	5/12/2025 8:41:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 999-sided die x 9 296 669 454 821 237 378 986 499 632 Message from Confederate: CSA SM 2 Columbus GA 0 to Manassas 5 2 Charleston SC 0 to Manassas 7 1 New Orleans 0 to Columbus KY 1 Mobile 0 to Dover TN 2 1 Wilmington NC 0 to Manassas 8 Leaders Stuart to Manassas. Bragg/Smith low roll Columbus KY High Roll TO Lexington KY Dice # 1 Bragg 2 Smith Union leaders in order Salem High Roll Jonesborough 2nd Highest Bloomington 3rd Highest Grafton 4th Highest HF 5th Highest AOP 6th Highest DC Lowest roll Dice # 3 McClellan 4 Rosencrans 5 Pope 6 Halleck 7 Buell 8 Banks 9 Burnside
25	5/11/2025 10:38:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	Union Reinf. 8 to DC 6 to Bloomington 2 to Salem 2 to Jonesborough Strategic 6 from DC to AOP (10) 1 from Springfield, Indianapolis, Cincinnati to AOP (13) 1 from St. Louis (1) to AOP (14) Leaders Salem Jonesborough Bloomington Grafton HF AOP DC
24	5/6/2025 3:57:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	End Turn
23	5/6/2025 3:52:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	CSA Reinforcements VA 1 in Manassas now 3 there NC 1 in Weldon now 1 there SC 1 in Charleston now 1 there GA 1 in Columbus GA now 1 there FL 1 in Fort Gadson now 1 there LA 1 in Fort St Philip and Jackson now 1 there TN 1 in Dover now 1 there KY 1 in Columbus KY now 1 there MS 1 in Corinth MS now 1 there AL 1 in Tuscumbia now 1 there Blockade North Atlantic 1 in Wilmington DE now 1 there South Atlantic 1 in Charleston SC now 2 there East Gulf 1 in columbus GA now 2 there West Gulf 1 in New Orleans LA now 1 there
22	5/6/2025 3:45:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	End of turn stuff Political Control CSA, Bowling Green, Lebanon, Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington KY Kentucky converts to CSA So pc's in Falmouth and Somerset also CSA Sw to 100 plus, USA PC in Grafton WVA Attrition AOP down 1 to 3. Think thats it.
21	5/6/2025 3:39:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#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: Activate Polk and 2 in Columbus KY columbus 0 1 Paducah pickup price and 2 Paducah 0 Polk 4 2 Dover TN Drop Price pickup 1 SP dover 0 Polk 5 3 Clarksville 4 Bowling Green Drop 1 SP Polk now 4 5 Lebanon Ky Drop 1 SP polk now 3 6 Louisville KY Drop 1SP Polk now 2 7 Frankfort Ky Drop 1 SP polk now 1 8 Lexington KY End move with 1
20	5/6/2025 3:35:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Hmm Blood bath USA rolls 5 Raised to a 6 2 hits, CSA rolls 5 raised to a 7 2 hits CSA Victory AOP retreats to Frederick now 4, Johnson stays in Manassas now 2
19	5/6/2025 3:34:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 2 5 5 Message from Confederate: Medium battle at Manassas USA plus 1 CSA plus 2 first roll USA 2nd CSA
18	5/6/2025 3:30:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Or maybe it was me I had a card that removed 2 union SP and decided to not use it for that.
17	5/6/2025 3:28:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Yes suppose to be 2 SP in Harpers Ferry. Looks like some how when we were starting up your first file set the strength to 1. I will Fix it. * 1 Union SP moved Frederick to Gettysburg. * US Fort(10) moved USA Forts Pool to Frederick. * 1 Union SP moved Gettysburg to Frederick. * Union SP set to strength 1 at Harpers Ferry. * Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 4. * UNDO: * Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 4. * 1 Confederate SP moved Winchester, VA to Manassas. * J. Johnston moved Winchester, VA to Manassas. * 1 Confederate SP picked up at Manassas.
16	5/6/2025 3:15:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Where are you Still in Costa Rica ??? Or was that the Washingtons war game.
15	5/6/2025 3:11:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	Flying back to US tomorrow, so I'll be offline for a while.
14	5/6/2025 3:09:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	Just noticed that the map is wrong. Doesn't USA start with 2 in HF?
13	5/6/2025 3:08:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#101: 3 / Chickamauga Confederate Player may move 5 SPs using Strategic Movement (rail connections only) 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. If a general casualty occurs in a battle caused by this card, the Commanding General is eligible, this is an exception to the rules. See 4.5. Message from Union: AOP to Frederick, p/u 1 to Manassas Medium battle +1 vs. +2
12	5/5/2025 4:19:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	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 Confederate: Activate Price and 1 in Fayetteville AR Fayetteville 0 1 Clarksville AR 2 Little Rock AR Pickup 1 Little Rock 0 Price 2 3 Elizabeth AR 4 Madison AR 5 Memphis Pickup Polk and 1 Memphis 0 Price 3 6 Humboldt AR 7 Columbus KY drop 1 SP and Polk Price 2 8 Paducah KY end move with 2
11	5/5/2025 4:10:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#7: 1 / Mud March Interrupt enemy force currently moving to no more than one space of movement. (Converting a space counts as movement.) Applies to only one move during a Major or Minor campaign card, but not a special army-naval move. Message from Union: 1 SP Columbus to Grafton
10	5/5/2025 7:38:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#46: 1 / Pro Union Secessionist in Tennessee Union receives two PC markers in any Pro-Union space in Tennessee free of Confederate SPs and forts. Message from Confederate: Political Control Paducah KY
9	5/5/2025 7:36:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Ok I see the folder on my Drop box. Will load the files there.
8	5/5/2025 3:31:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#55: 1 / CSS Tennessee Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space. Message from Union: 1 SP from Philadelphia to Baltimore. For dropbox, I set up a shared folder for the game. You should be able to load log files directly from that location. And save them there as well.
7	5/4/2025 5:42:00 PM	Spring 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: Activate J Johnson and 1 SP in Winchester 1 Strassburg 2 Manassas End move with Johnson Beauregard and 4 in Manassas.
6	5/4/2025 5:39:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Thanks George will send you log files direct unless you want to explain the drop box to me. Have one but rarely use it.
5	5/4/2025 4:14:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#50: 1 / CSS Sumter, Commerce Raider Union SW reduced by one. Message from Union: Fort frederick
4	5/4/2025 4:13:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Draw Strategy cards	4 cards drawn.
3	5/4/2025 4:03:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Draw Strategy cards	4 cards drawn.
2	5/4/2025 4:02:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	George is the union, Bill is the CSA. NO need to change game setup
1	5/4/2025 4:02:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 5 Message from Confederate: Rolling for Sides Odd George in the Union, Even George is the CSA. I seem to have setup 2 games to will delete one.