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Entry # Time Turn Player Title Entry

33 5/13/2025 8:22:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #25: 1 / Confederate Railroad Degradation
The Union player may randomly remove one strategy card from the Confederate hand, which is discarded.

Message from Union:
Random discard, no file.

32 5/13/2025 1:07:00 AM Summer 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:
Bulid AoNV in Richmond, JJ commanding
CSA SW -2-3 = 98-

31 5/13/2025 1:03:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message >> ... Marion und Charleston sind beide in South Carolina.

Yepp, sorry. Wegen des SM hatte ich es mir zu einfach gemacht.

30 5/12/2025 9:35:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #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 Union:
Reorganiastion of generals:

* McClellan moved Cairo to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Burnside moved Grafton to Cairo.
* Halleck moved Cincinnati to Grafton.
* Pope moved Army of the Potomac: Other Generals to Cincinnati.
* Fremont moved St. Louis to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Banks moved Army of the Potomac: Other Generals to Fort Monroe.
* Butler moved Fort Monroe to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.

29 5/12/2025 9:30:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message Nach den SMs kommt es nicht mehr darauf an, da einer der beiden SPs in Madison AR oder sonstwo hätte stationiert werden können und alle Wege noch offen sind, aber Marion und Charleston sind beide in South Carolina.

28 5/12/2025 1:09:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message you may start

27 5/12/2025 1:08:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

26 5/12/2025 1:08:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Reinforcements
Petersburg
Weldon
Marion
Charleston
Fort Gadson
Corinth
Tusc
NO
Dover (2)

BR
Wilmington
Charleston (2)
Columbus GA
Sabine City

SM
Corinth to Columbus KY (1)
Tusc, Columbus GA, Marion, 2x Charleston to Richmond (6)

Generals
Stuart to Petersburg
JJ, Bragg and Smith to Richmond

25 5/11/2025 5:08:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Campaign?

24 5/11/2025 5:08:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

23 5/11/2025 5:08:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message * Burnside moved General Reinforcements to Grafton.
* Banks moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Buell moved General Reinforcements to Cairo.
* Halleck moved General Reinforcements to Cincinnati.
* Pope moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Rosecrans moved General Reinforcements to Frederick.
* McClellan moved General Reinforcements to Cairo.

22 5/11/2025 5:05:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 7

795
326
14
550
834
241
430

Message from Union:
Leaders:
High -> Low
Burnside, Banks, Buell, Halleck, Pope, Rosecrans, McClellan

DC
DC
Cairo
Cairo
Grafton
Frederick
Cincinnati

21 5/11/2025 5:02:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message * Political Control Marker (UNION) placed at Grafton.
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) deleted at Coshocton.

Reinforcements:

* 8SP to DC (10)
* 6SP to Cincinnati (7)
* 4SP to Cairo (5)

SMs:
* 1 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Fort Pickens.
* 1 Union SP moved Coshocton to Baltimore.
* 1 Union SP moved Springfield, IL to Grafton.
* 1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Grafton.
* 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Grafton.
* 3 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Fort Monroe.
* 3 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Washington, DC.
* 1 Union SP moved St. Louis to Cairo.
* 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Cairo.

20 5/11/2025 4:42:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate End Turn

19 5/11/2025 4:42:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message end of turn stuff

USA PC to Fort P/J
USA SW +1+2 = 103+

CSA PC to Lewisburg, Charleston WV
WV joins the Confederacy
CSA SW +5+2 = 103+

no attrition

18 5/11/2025 4:38:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #19: 1 / Belmont
Either player may move up to two infantry SPs from the same space as if 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:
2 SP from Manassas (Beau and 1 stay)
1-3 drop 1 in Lewisburg
4 end in Charleston WV

17 5/11/2025 4:12:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #50: 1 / CSS Sumter, Commerce Raider
Union SW reduced by one.

Message from Union:
* 1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to Dayton.
* 1 Union SP moved Dayton to Columbus, OH.
* 1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Coshocton.

16 5/11/2025 1:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #67: 2 / J.B. Eads, Riverine Ironclads
The Union Amphibious Assault modifier is increased by two.

Message from Confederate:
flags to Paducah, Louisville KY

15 5/9/2025 11:20:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #113: 2 / Washington Defenses
The Union player may place 3 forts in friendly controlled spaces, unoccupied by Confederate SPs, on or within two spaces of the Union Capital (any location) OR 2 forts in any friendly controlled spaces unoccupied by Confederate SPs. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
* US Fort(10) moved USA Forts Pool to Harpers Ferry.
* US Fort(9) moved USA Forts Pool to Frederick.
* US Fort(8) moved USA Forts Pool to Baltimore.

14 5/9/2025 1:35:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #2: 2 / Copperheads
Reduce Union SW by two points, or place two PC markers in Ohio (must be placed in spaces free of Union SPs).

Message from Confederate:
flags to Coshocton and Zanesville

13 5/8/2025 4:04:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #15: 1 / Mosby's Raiders
Confederate can remove two Union PC Markers in Virginia within 2 spaces of Winchester, VA. The spaces may contain Union generals, SPs or forts.

Message from Union:
* 1 Union SP moved Philadelphia to York.
* 1 Union SP moved York to Gettysburg.
* 1 Union SP moved Gettysburg to Chambersburg.
* 1 Union SP moved Chambersburg to Harpers Ferry.

12 5/8/2025 1:13:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #108: 2 / Richmond Bread Riots
Confederate player loses 2 SW. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Flags to Parkersburg and Franklin WV

11 5/8/2025 1:03:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message USA auto-lose 1 SP when attacking Fort P/J, the other takes it

10 5/7/2025 9:38:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message * Harpers Ferry, drop 1
* Frederick, drop 1 (now 2 in Federick)
* DC

Act 2:
* 2 Union SP moved Pittsburgh to Uniontown.
* 2 Union SP moved Uniontown to Grafton.

Act 3:
* 2 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Forts St. Philip/Jackson.
* Attack (USA +4, CSA +2 I think)

9 5/7/2025 1:31:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Rebel force eliminated
JJ to track
AoP in Winchester (4) may continue

8 5/7/2025 1:29:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
3

Message from Confederate:
USA +5
CSA +2

7 5/7/2025 1:29:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6

Message from Confederate:
JJ tries to evade

6 5/6/2025 4:22:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Act 1:
* Army of the Potomac (3) (McDowell: 3) moved Washington, DC to Frederick.
* Army of the Potomac (3) (McDowell: 3) moved Frederick to Harpers Ferry.
* 2 Union SPs picked up at Harpers Ferry.
* Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 5.
* Army of the Potomac (5) (McDowell: 3) moved Harpers Ferry to Winchester, VA.
* Attack on J. Johnston

3MPs and 2 Acts left.

5 5/6/2025 4:20:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #83: 3 / Major Campaign
Conduct up to three 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:

4 5/6/2025 11:19:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Keine Campaign

3 5/6/2025 11:19:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

2 5/6/2025 10:59:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

1 5/6/2025 10:59:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message Start of game, sides as agreed upon by email.

Good luck!

Hi Tom,
da du der Konföderierte bist, ergibt sich für mich eigentlich nur eine Frage:
Kampagne?

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Entry #	Time	Turn	Player	Title	Entry
33	5/13/2025 8:22:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Event	#25: 1 / Confederate Railroad Degradation The Union player may randomly remove one strategy card from the Confederate hand, which is discarded. Message from Union: Random discard, no file.
32	5/13/2025 1:07:00 AM	Summer 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: Bulid AoNV in Richmond, JJ commanding CSA SW -2-3 = 98-
31	5/13/2025 1:03:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	>> ... Marion und Charleston sind beide in South Carolina. Yepp, sorry. Wegen des SM hatte ich es mir zu einfach gemacht.
30	5/12/2025 9:35:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#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 Union: Reorganiastion of generals: * McClellan moved Cairo to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals. * Burnside moved Grafton to Cairo. * Halleck moved Cincinnati to Grafton. * Pope moved Army of the Potomac: Other Generals to Cincinnati. * Fremont moved St. Louis to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals. * Banks moved Army of the Potomac: Other Generals to Fort Monroe. * Butler moved Fort Monroe to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
29	5/12/2025 9:30:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	Nach den SMs kommt es nicht mehr darauf an, da einer der beiden SPs in Madison AR oder sonstwo hätte stationiert werden können und alle Wege noch offen sind, aber Marion und Charleston sind beide in South Carolina.
28	5/12/2025 1:09:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	you may start
27	5/12/2025 1:08:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Draw Strategy cards	5 cards drawn.
26	5/12/2025 1:08:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	Reinforcements Petersburg Weldon Marion Charleston Fort Gadson Corinth Tusc NO Dover (2) BR Wilmington Charleston (2) Columbus GA Sabine City SM Corinth to Columbus KY (1) Tusc, Columbus GA, Marion, 2x Charleston to Richmond (6) Generals Stuart to Petersburg JJ, Bragg and Smith to Richmond
25	5/11/2025 5:08:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	Campaign?
24	5/11/2025 5:08:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Draw Strategy cards	5 cards drawn.
23	5/11/2025 5:08:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	* Burnside moved General Reinforcements to Grafton. * Banks moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals. * Buell moved General Reinforcements to Cairo. * Halleck moved General Reinforcements to Cincinnati. * Pope moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals. * Rosecrans moved General Reinforcements to Frederick. * McClellan moved General Reinforcements to Cairo.
22	5/11/2025 5:05:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Die roll request	Request: 999-sided die x 7 795 326 14 550 834 241 430 Message from Union: Leaders: High -> Low Burnside, Banks, Buell, Halleck, Pope, Rosecrans, McClellan DC DC Cairo Cairo Grafton Frederick Cincinnati
21	5/11/2025 5:02:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	* Political Control Marker (UNION) placed at Grafton. * Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) deleted at Coshocton. Reinforcements: * 8SP to DC (10) * 6SP to Cincinnati (7) * 4SP to Cairo (5) SMs: * 1 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Fort Pickens. * 1 Union SP moved Coshocton to Baltimore. * 1 Union SP moved Springfield, IL to Grafton. * 1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Grafton. * 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Grafton. * 3 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Fort Monroe. * 3 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Washington, DC. * 1 Union SP moved St. Louis to Cairo. * 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Cairo.
20	5/11/2025 4:42:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	End Turn
19	5/11/2025 4:42:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	end of turn stuff USA PC to Fort P/J USA SW +1+2 = 103+ CSA PC to Lewisburg, Charleston WV WV joins the Confederacy CSA SW +5+2 = 103+ no attrition
18	5/11/2025 4:38:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Event	#19: 1 / Belmont Either player may move up to two infantry SPs from the same space as if 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: 2 SP from Manassas (Beau and 1 stay) 1-3 drop 1 in Lewisburg 4 end in Charleston WV
17	5/11/2025 4:12:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#50: 1 / CSS Sumter, Commerce Raider Union SW reduced by one. Message from Union: * 1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to Dayton. * 1 Union SP moved Dayton to Columbus, OH. * 1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Coshocton.
16	5/11/2025 1:40:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#67: 2 / J.B. Eads, Riverine Ironclads The Union Amphibious Assault modifier is increased by two. Message from Confederate: flags to Paducah, Louisville KY
15	5/9/2025 11:20:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Event	#113: 2 / Washington Defenses The Union player may place 3 forts in friendly controlled spaces, unoccupied by Confederate SPs, on or within two spaces of the Union Capital (any location) OR 2 forts in any friendly controlled spaces unoccupied by Confederate SPs. Remove from deck if event is played. Message from Union: * US Fort(10) moved USA Forts Pool to Harpers Ferry. * US Fort(9) moved USA Forts Pool to Frederick. * US Fort(8) moved USA Forts Pool to Baltimore.
14	5/9/2025 1:35:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Event	#2: 2 / Copperheads Reduce Union SW by two points, or place two PC markers in Ohio (must be placed in spaces free of Union SPs). Message from Confederate: flags to Coshocton and Zanesville
13	5/8/2025 4:04:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#15: 1 / Mosby's Raiders Confederate can remove two Union PC Markers in Virginia within 2 spaces of Winchester, VA. The spaces may contain Union generals, SPs or forts. Message from Union: * 1 Union SP moved Philadelphia to York. * 1 Union SP moved York to Gettysburg. * 1 Union SP moved Gettysburg to Chambersburg. * 1 Union SP moved Chambersburg to Harpers Ferry.
12	5/8/2025 1:13:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#108: 2 / Richmond Bread Riots Confederate player loses 2 SW. Remove from deck if event is played. Message from Confederate: Flags to Parkersburg and Franklin WV
11	5/8/2025 1:03:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	USA auto-lose 1 SP when attacking Fort P/J, the other takes it
10	5/7/2025 9:38:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	* Harpers Ferry, drop 1 * Frederick, drop 1 (now 2 in Federick) * DC Act 2: * 2 Union SP moved Pittsburgh to Uniontown. * 2 Union SP moved Uniontown to Grafton. Act 3: * 2 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Forts St. Philip/Jackson. * Attack (USA +4, CSA +2 I think)
9	5/7/2025 1:31:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Rebel force eliminated JJ to track AoP in Winchester (4) may continue
8	5/7/2025 1:29:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 2 6 3 Message from Confederate: USA +5 CSA +2
7	5/7/2025 1:29:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 6 Message from Confederate: JJ tries to evade
6	5/6/2025 4:22:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	Act 1: * Army of the Potomac (3) (McDowell: 3) moved Washington, DC to Frederick. * Army of the Potomac (3) (McDowell: 3) moved Frederick to Harpers Ferry. * 2 Union SPs picked up at Harpers Ferry. * Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 5. * Army of the Potomac (5) (McDowell: 3) moved Harpers Ferry to Winchester, VA. * Attack on J. Johnston 3MPs and 2 Acts left.
5	5/6/2025 4:20:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Event	#83: 3 / Major Campaign Conduct up to three 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:
4	5/6/2025 11:19:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	Keine Campaign
3	5/6/2025 11:19:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Draw Strategy cards	4 cards drawn.
2	5/6/2025 10:59:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Draw Strategy cards	4 cards drawn.
1	5/6/2025 10:59:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	Start of game, sides as agreed upon by email. Good luck! Hi Tom, da du der Konföderierte bist, ergibt sich für mich eigentlich nur eine Frage: Kampagne?