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80 5/12/2025 8:29:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message Union SM

2 SP Jackson to Lewiston n6
1 Union SP moved Parkersburg to Franklin, WV.
1 Union SP moved Pittsburgh to Franklin, WV. n3
1 Union SP moved Cedar Key to to Urbanna.
1 Union SP moved Fort Monroe to Urbanna. n3


79 5/12/2025 8:14:00 PM Summer 1861 Union End Turn
78 5/12/2025 6:33:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message got.

US is up for SMs
77 5/12/2025 5:32:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Union PC at Cedar Key Florida
76 5/12/2025 2:46:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message CS flags 6 spaces in PA and DE
US flags all of WV
US flags FtStPJ
US SW +5+1+2=108+
CS SW -1 =94-

CS also flags Bowling Green and Frederick
US flags Hanover and Urbanna

double raid in the north;

US SW -10-3=94-
CS SW +10+2=106+

Lewistown -1=4
AoP -2=7

I'll send a file
75 5/12/2025 2:43:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #88: 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 Confederate:
1st Smith: with 1, Manassas =1
Strasburg +1
Culpeper +1

m3-4 Charlottesville auto 1/1 small battle, supply open
m5-8 Frederick and end

2nd move, Beau (Smith now 2iC) with 6,
Gettysburg, drop 1
Harrisburg, drop 1
Philadelphia drop 1
m4-6 Milford, drop 1
m7 Dover, drop 1
m8 Wilmington with 1
74 5/11/2025 11:53:00 PM Summer 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:

Looks like we both had loaded hands and I cant imagine what your last card is!

Pope and 6 SPS hit the rails for 10 mps all the way to Lewiston
going to sound like route 66 song
Salem-TH-Greencastle-Indy-Dayton-Columbus-Cosh-Pitt drop 1 n5- Johnstown-Lewiston

McClellan 2sps, leaving the dropped SP in Pitt.
1 Uniontown
2 Grafton-p2 n4 + Halleck
3 Franklin d1 and Halleck n3
4 Staunton
5 Charlestvilles d1 n2
6 Chordonsville
7 Hanover d1 n1
8 Urbanna with 1 sps

that should compromise supply for ANV and the rest of northern virginia...for now.



Last move is sail 1 sps from Fort Philip, n1 Buell
to Cedar Key Florida

whew

73 5/11/2025 11:40:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message ANV lost one so now 6?
72 5/11/2025 11:39:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message ok, had my sps 1 off in there.
71 5/11/2025 11:39:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Winchester, Starsburg and Culpeper now 1
Manassas now 2 with Smith
and AoNV=7 in Frederick
70 5/11/2025 11:31:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message yes, dropping one more into culpeper, then ending in Manassas where I already have 1SP, so no intercept possible
69 5/11/2025 11:30:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Also, you already picked up culpepper with ANV, from what I can tell. Culpepper is emtpy?
68 5/11/2025 11:28:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message AoP can intercept Smith...continue?
67 5/11/2025 10:54:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message ANV attacked with 7, and lost 1
Frederick =6

2nd Smith, by rail with 1, pick up Weldon
m9 gets him to Culpeper, drop 1
m10 Manassas = 2

Bragg
m1-3 to Memphis, pick 1
m4-8 Bowling Green with 1
66 5/11/2025 10:36:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message they got so excited to get there, they forgot to fight

9-5 dr
2-1
ANV 5 sps
AoP 9 sps,
Retreat to DC
65 5/11/2025 10:34:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
1


Message from Union:
17 Sps, Medium battle

ANV 6sps JJ Stuart Beau +4 drm
AoP 11sps McD Rose +2 and Intercept +2 = +4 drm
64 5/11/2025 10:33:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message ANV 6sps JJ Stuart Beau +4 drm
AoP 11sps McD Rose +2 and Intercept +2 = +4 drm

i believe that should be correct?
63 5/11/2025 10:26:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message well...that was a surprise
62 5/11/2025 10:26:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Union:
Intercept with AoP...need a 1
61 5/11/2025 10:21:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #84: 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 Confederate:
first move

JJ, leave 1 = 6 moving
m1 Manassas, pick up Beau, pick up 1 = 7 moving
m2 attack Frederick, options for you.
60 5/11/2025 10:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #94: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Union:

Fort Pittsburgh
59 5/11/2025 9:52:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #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 Confederate:
AoNV at Strasburg

CS SW -2-3=95-
58 5/11/2025 11:11:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #76: 2 / Great Sioux Uprising
Remove one Union commanding general at no SW penalty. Penalties for promoting a general with a lower political value still apply. OR remove ANY Union non-commanding general (even second in commands) from the game. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:

Fort Harpers Ferry
57 5/11/2025 3:09:00 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:
JJ with 1, leave 1

m1-2 Manassas, pick up 4 =5

then Culpeper, pick up 1 =6
then end in Strasburg with 7SP and Stuart
56 5/11/2025 1:50:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message end move
55 5/10/2025 2:38:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message 1/1

Grafton and 2SP may continue, 2 MP left
54 5/10/2025 2:38:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
2


Message from Confederate:
small battle Grafton

US +3
CS +0
53 5/10/2025 1:14:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message washington
jackson
parkersburg d1 n5
charelson d1 n4
weston d1 n3
grafton with 3
52 5/10/2025 1:13:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message wait let me go another way
51 5/10/2025 1:13:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message
Aop

Halleck leaves 2
Moves 6
Columbus
Zanesville
Wheeling d1 n5
Grafton d1 n4
Parkersburg d1 n3
Grafton N4 stops
50 5/10/2025 1:09:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Buell lands in the fort space with 2SPs.
1/1*

2nd move?
49 5/10/2025 1:08:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
3


Message from Confederate:
Ft.St.P.J.

US +3
CS +2
48 5/10/2025 12:39:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #86: 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:

2 moves, 1 is naval

Naval Buell 3 sps AoP sail to Fort Phillip Jackson
+2 CSA +3 Union, a 4 will work for me this time
47 5/10/2025 12:31:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #79: 1 / Indian Allies
Confederate immediately receives one SP in any friendly space in Arkansas (no LOC required) that is free of Union SPs.

Message from Confederate:
event: Little Rock =2
46 5/10/2025 10:15:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #11: 2 / Nathaniel Lyon
Union places or flips three PC markers in Missouri. The spaces may not contain Confederate SPs or forts.

Message from Union:

Flip New Madrid and place PC in Ironton Greenville
45 5/10/2025 1:42:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message no CC
US plays first
44 5/10/2025 1:40:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

43 5/10/2025 1:40:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Bragg Dover
Smith Wilmington
42 5/10/2025 1:40:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Confederate:
Stuart to Strasburg

Odds Smith to Dover, Bragg to Wilmington
evens reverse
41 5/10/2025 1:20:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

40 5/10/2025 1:18:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message
McClellan 14 Pittsburgh
Rozecrans 72 Frederick
Pope 55 St Louis
Banks 74 Harpers Ferry
Buell 85 AoP
Halleck 36 Cinncinnati
Burnside 56 Sabine City
39 5/10/2025 1:15:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 99-sided die x 7

14
72
55
74
85
36
56


Message from Union:
7 Union generals to Place
High to Low roll

McClellan
Rozecrans
Pope
Banks
Buell
Halleck
Burnside

AoP Top roll
Harpers Ferry 2nd
Grederick 3rd
Sabine City 4th high
St Louis 5th
Cinncinnati 6th
Pittsburg lowest roll
38 5/9/2025 7:40:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message * 1 Confederate SP moved Corinth to Columbus, KY.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Monroe to Manassas.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Mobile to Manassas.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Savannah to Manassas.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Tuscumbia to Manassas.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Columbus, GA to Nashville.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Marion, SC to Culpepper.
37 5/9/2025 5:54:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Union SM

* 1 Union SP moved Springfield, IL to St. Louis.
* 1 Union SP moved Philadelphia to Frederick.
* 2 Union SP moved Baltimore to Washington, DC.
* Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 12.
* 2 Union SP picked up at Washington, DC.
* 1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Jackson, OH.
* 1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to Jackson, OH.
36 5/9/2025 5:31:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message * 1 Confederate SP placed at Forts St. Philip/Jackson.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Fort Gadson.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Savannah.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Wilmington, NC.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Strasburg. VA
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Weldon. NC
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Marion, SC.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Little Rock. AR
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Memphis. TN
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Columbus, GA.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Corinth. MS
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Tuscumbia. AL
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Monroe. LA
35 5/9/2025 5:03:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message normally would do SM, but there are options for my SM that could affect your own reinforcments
34 5/9/2025 5:02:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Union Reinforcements

DC +8, AoP now 10
Cincinnati +6, now 7
St Louis +4, now 6
33 5/9/2025 4:59:00 PM Spring 1861 Union End Turn
32 5/9/2025 12:32:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #6: 1 / Ambush
Target any enemy cavalry general not located with an army and make a casualty die roll. On a die roll of 1-3 the cavalry general is killed, on a die roll of 4-6 there is no effect.

Message from Confederate:
1SP division move. Manassas to Grafton

EoT
CS PC Grafton

attrition: Sabine City -1 =2

US reinf next
31 5/8/2025 4:25:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message also forgot the 1sp allows a tie to win for defender.

retreat to Baltimore
30 5/8/2025 3:05:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Let me review the map when I get home
29 5/8/2025 2:49:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message do the 2SPs go back to DC, or would you rather them at a different friendly port?
28 5/8/2025 2:19:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Ok, sounds familiar just trying to do recall.
27 5/8/2025 2:01:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message 6.41

force ratio modifier is not included in the list of amphibious assault modifiers

as for reorganization, I can't give you a reference, but I think it's heavily implied. You're welcome to ask a mod if you want.
26 5/8/2025 12:22:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message I may be wrong but for AA we have just 1 DRM.
25 5/8/2025 12:01:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Does that rule apply to general reorganization
24 5/8/2025 11:59:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message the force ratio and the fort are separate values

we each had +2

so it goes 1/1, but you don't get the star

2SPs reatreat back to AoP or another port you could have sailed from, your choice.
23 5/8/2025 11:58:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
1


Message from Confederate:
FtStPJ small battle

US
CS
22 5/8/2025 11:57:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message see 5.35, a corps move that ends with an army is incorporated into the army.

(unfortunately, Herman's rulebook is not always easy to search.)
21 5/8/2025 11:50:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message If he can’t go then let the navy be in charge and roll please
20 5/8/2025 11:46:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message Does he have to join the army when I moved him to DC?
19 5/8/2025 11:38:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message 2nd in command can't leave army, so I don't think Butler can accompany, still want to go without the leader (I guess it wouldn't make a difference to the roll)
18 5/8/2025 11:34:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #82: 3 / Foreign Intervention - Reshuffle/Remove
Either player can play this card as an EC when Confederate SW is 110+. If this is the last card in a players hand or the second to last and the player holds the Emancipation Proclamation, if the condition is met, it must be played as an EC, if not it can be played as an OC. EFFECTS: 1. Union Blockade reduced by one (cannot become greater than 4 for the remainder of the game). 2. Union -2 SP Reinforcements for the remainder of the game (Union choice). 3. Union SW reduced by 10. Remove from deck if event is played. If card is played as an OC or discarded re-shuffle deck at end of the Strategy Phase.

Message from Union:

OPS

Butler 3 sps sails from DC. AoP now 2
Lands and assaults Forts Philip/Jackson

DRM of 0 for the AA
Fort +2 - FR +2

CSA 1sp
Union 3sp
17 5/8/2025 10:35:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #78: 3 / Personal Advisor
Either player may remove or demote from army command one general for no SW penalty. Penalties for promoting a general with a lower political value still apply. OR remove ANY non-commanding general (even second in commands) from the game.

Message from Confederate:
Polk with 1SP

m1-3 Little Rock AR, pick up 1
m4-6 Marshall TX, end with 2
16 5/8/2025 10:32:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message AoP now 5sp with Butler in DC garrison
15 5/8/2025 10:22:00 AM 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:

Fremount and 3 SPS sail from DC to Sabine City,
PC marker placed at Sabine City
14 5/8/2025 10:11:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate 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 Confederate:
2 PCs in KY

Paducah and Falmouth
13 5/8/2025 10:10:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message yeah, Dover, TN
Winchest, VA
12 5/8/2025 10:07:00 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:

General reorg

Butler and Fremont to DC
11 5/8/2025 10:00:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message its been awhile since i have played, for near future can you put the states...still looking for dover and winchester :)
10 5/8/2025 9:51:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #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 Confederate:
event

Ft.St.P.J. +1
Winchester +1 =2
Dover +1 =2
9 5/7/2025 4:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message guess they are all in AoP
8 5/7/2025 4:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #10: 3 / Dorothea Dix
Union immediately receives three SPs. Place in the Union Capital or in any space (friendly or not) that contains a Union army with a LOC.

Message from Union:

Event
3 sps DC
7 5/7/2025 12:56:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Will start later today
6 5/7/2025 12:10:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

5 5/7/2025 11:37:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message This is for the Ladder matchup.

CS will not play a Campaign, US may open the war.

Good luck!
4 5/7/2025 11:36:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

3 5/7/2025 11:36:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Change Union player Union player changed from Joshua Lowe to Jeffrey McKee
2 5/7/2025 11:35:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Change Confederate player Confederate player changed from Jeffrey McKee to Joshua Lowe
1 5/7/2025 11:35:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Union:
odds I'll play US
evens I'll play CS

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