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126 6/7/2025 9:35:00 PM Spring 1862 Confederate Message Confederate Reinforcements:
Fayetteville (to 2)
Monroe
Sabine City
Corinth
Dover (to 3)
Tuscumbia
Charleston
Weldon
Richmond ANV (4 + 1 cav)
Blockade Runners:
Gulf Coast West
New Orleans
Gulf Coast East
Mobile
South Atlantic
Savannah
North Atlantic
Morehead City
125 6/7/2025 8:59:00 PM Spring 1862 Union Message SP62 reinforcement
8 in washington to 9
6 in cincinnati
2 in st louis to 4
2 in cairo

124 6/7/2025 8:57:00 PM Fall 1861 Union End Turn
123 6/7/2025 8:56:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message end of turn, Union SW due to war guilt down to 93-, confed at 96-
122 6/7/2025 8:29:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message US Attrition:
Columbus: AoT to 4
Clarksville: AoC to 4
Fredericksburg: AoP to 7
CSA
Richmond: ANV to 3 + 1 cav

121 6/7/2025 8:25:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #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 Confederate:
Fall 61
R6
OPs
PC markers in Lexington and Springfield.
120 6/7/2025 1:53:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message Last activation - Activate AOP with 9sp
Move manasses convert, aquia creek convert, fredricksburg convert
119 6/7/2025 1:48:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message confed takes 2 loses - Pemberton to turn track, torpedo destroyed, fort to turn track.
SW goes to confed 96- Union 101+
Union takes 1 down to 5sp.

Convert columbus, mckensie convert, back to columbus and stop
118 6/7/2025 1:40:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
1


Message from Union:
fight the battle, medium battle
Union 6sp and a +4 due to generals and the 3-1
confed is a +3 with fort and general
Union result first
117 6/7/2025 1:38:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Union:
I'll assume you do not retreat but we'll roll and then adjust later since it is only on a one
116 6/7/2025 11:43:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message I'm going to mow so I'll check back in couple of hours. go ahead and run the combat if you stay.

I will then have one more activation
115 6/7/2025 11:41:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message well, McClellan is humbled.....
Dover loses 1 sp to 2
AOC loses 3sp to 4sp and retreats to clarksville and picks up the sp back to 5sp.

Second move:
Activate AOT convert paducah, and attack columbus - do you hold or retreat?
114 6/7/2025 11:38:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
6


Message from Union:
Confed is a +3
union is a +0
Medium battle, Union result first
113 6/7/2025 11:38:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message convert clarksville drop off 1sp, attack dover.

I'm assuming you are not retreating. we can re-do if you want to withdraw.

Medium battle
112 6/7/2025 10:48:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Nope
111 6/7/2025 9:07:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message convert bowling green, move to clarksville - do you intercept?
110 6/7/2025 8:24:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Nevermind, they aren't adjacent.
109 6/7/2025 8:23:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Can I retreat to Dover? If so, could you attack me again with the AoC?
108 6/7/2025 8:15:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message retreat to Nashville, I believe since I've lost a battle I can automatically retreat now.
107 6/7/2025 8:01:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message Confed loses 2sp - where do you retreat?
AOC loses 1sp to 8
106 6/7/2025 7:59:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
3


Message from Union:
AOC has a +2 for the 3-1 ratio
AS Johnson has a +3 for his rating and interception
Union first result
105 6/7/2025 7:58:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message assume intercept with both generals and three sp?
104 6/7/2025 7:54:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Confederate:
Intercept
103 6/7/2025 7:47:00 AM Fall 1861 Union 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 Union:
Fall61 R6
play as event
1st activation: activate AOC with 9sp, move bowling green - do you intercept?
102 6/7/2025 7:45:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Message I got lucky on that one.......
101 6/7/2025 7:44:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Discard random Strategy card Operations - 1 / 3 Cigars

Message from Union:
you must have given them good whisky!
100 6/7/2025 7:28:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #27: 3 / Choctaw Indians
Confederate randomly removes one strategy card from the Union player’s hand, which is discarded.

Message from Confederate:
Fall 61
R4
Event.
The Indians in Oklahoma rally to the Confederacy.
99 6/7/2025 7:27:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message I think you've gotten about 12 extra SPs through cards so far.
98 6/7/2025 7:21:00 AM Fall 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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:
Fall 61 R4
Play as event
Place 2sp in AOC to 9 and 1sp in St Louis to 2
97 6/6/2025 10:43:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #64: 1 / USS Kearsarge sinks USS Alabama
Union SW increased by one.

Message from Confederate:
Fall 61
R3
OPs
Little Rock: 1 SP Elizabeth-New Madrid-Humboldt-Columbus (to 2)
96 6/6/2025 10:37:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message Columbus loses 2 to 1
AOT loses 3 to 6
AOT retreats to paducah
95 6/6/2025 10:35:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

2
5


Message from Union:
AOT attacks columbus
Columbus is a +3 - torpedoes do not count since it is from land
AOT is +4
union first result
94 6/6/2025 10:17:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Nope
93 6/6/2025 10:05:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #110: 3 / The Gettysburg Address
Union player gains 3 SW. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
fall61 R3
Activate AOT, leave 1 sp, move ironton, st louis pickup 3 sp and Halleck, ironton, cairo pick up 1sp AOT to 9sp, paducah - do you intercept?
92 6/6/2025 9:31:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #97: 1 / Davis Tours the South
Increase Confederate SW by 3.

Message from Confederate:
Fall 1861
R2
Event
CSA SW back to 100+
91 6/6/2025 8:28:00 PM Fall 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:
fall61 R2
Play as OPS
Activate AOC with 7sps
move vernon, bloomington, louisville convert, lebanon convert
90 6/6/2025 8:10:00 PM Fall 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:
Fall 1861
R1
OPs
Create the ANV in Richmond, with Joe Johnston as the commander, -5 SW (2 because AS Johnston has a higher political rating, 3 for change of direction)
89 6/6/2025 8:08:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Discard random Strategy card Operations - 1 / Elite Units

Message from Confederate:
88 6/6/2025 8:08:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message yes, 1 SP in Norfolk
87 6/6/2025 8:04:00 PM Fall 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:
fall61 R1
Play as event
Confed removes a random card; then does R1 play
86 6/6/2025 7:58:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 6 cards drawn.

85 6/6/2025 7:58:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message i have you with 1sp still in Norfolk, correct?
84 6/6/2025 7:52:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message that is OK
83 6/6/2025 7:51:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message yes - looked at prior save and before attrition, I had 5. I think when I decreased it went down to 2 and knew it was incorrect. 4 after attrition is right.

82 6/6/2025 7:49:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Sorry, I have the slight advantage of knowing what my hand is while changing my SR, but it honestly didn't change what I would do.
81 6/6/2025 7:49:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message I'll send SR from Morehead City to Columbus
Columbus, Dover, and Nashville have 3 SPs, and Memphis 2.
80 6/6/2025 7:46:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Actually, I have 2 SPs in Columbus w/o the Charleston SR.
79 6/6/2025 7:44:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message You are correct, let me redo. Can you confirm St. Louis has 4, not 3?
78 6/6/2025 7:41:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message check 31
did you already move the charleston sps to richmond?
77 6/6/2025 7:33:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message I will not be moving first.
76 6/6/2025 7:33:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 6 cards drawn.

75 6/6/2025 7:32:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message Pemberton to Columbus
Van Dorn to Memphia
74 6/6/2025 7:32:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Confederate:
One leader in Columbus, one leader to Memphis, Columbus first
Van Dorn 1-3
Pemberton 4-6
73 6/6/2025 7:30:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message One more, Wilmington 1 to Memphis to 3
72 6/6/2025 7:30:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message CSA Strat move
Charleston: 1 to Memphis (to 2), 1 to Dover (to 3), Norfolk 1 SP to Columbus (to 2)
71 6/6/2025 7:26:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Message I have you with four in St. Louis, not 3.
70 6/6/2025 7:21:00 PM Fall 1861 Confederate Discard random Strategy card Operations - 2 / Wilson’s Raid

Message from Confederate:
69 6/6/2025 7:15:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message Fall61 SR
forgot Pittburgh attrition -1sp to 2

SR - move 1sp from pittsburgh to AOT to 5
move 1 sp from harpers ferry to AOT to 6

68 6/6/2025 7:10:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message Fall61
no reinforcements

Attrition - forgot Philedelphia -1 to 2
67 6/6/2025 7:07:00 PM Summer 1861 Union End Turn
66 6/6/2025 7:06:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Sum61 attrition
Union:
1sp from ft monroe to2
2sp from AOP to 10
2sp from AOC to 7
1sp from AOT to 4
st louis 1sp to 3
Confed:
1sp nashville to 3
-2sp in richmond to 4 +cav

65 6/6/2025 7:02:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Sum 61 PC phase
no changes
64 6/6/2025 7:01:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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 Union:
sum61 R5
play as event
Confed loses last card, turn ends
63 6/6/2025 4:34:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #53: 1 / CSS Arkansas
Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space.

Message from Confederate:
Summer 61
R4
Event
Place in New Orleans.
62 6/6/2025 12:09:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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:
Sum61 R4
remove 1sp from fayettesville, AK
61 6/5/2025 10:22:00 PM Summer 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:
Spring 61
R3
Event
Torps in Columbus, Dover, and Memphis
60 6/5/2025 10:11:00 PM Summer 1861 Union 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 Union:
Sum61 R3 Play as ops
Create Army of Tennessee in Cairo with Rosecrans in command. Union SW reduced by 2 due to Fremont.

Union SW -2 to 98-
59 6/5/2025 9:53:00 PM Summer 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:
Summer 61
R2
Event.
Forts go in Memphis and Vicksburg.
58 6/5/2025 4:04:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #38: 2 / George W. Rains, Increased Gunpowder Production
Confederate immediately places two SPs in any friendly controlled space in Tennessee with an LOC (both SPs are placed in the same space). The SPs cannot be placed in a Pro Union space or one occupied by Union SPs or fort.

Message from Union:
SUM61 R2
Play as OPS
Create the army of the Cumberland 9sp in Cincinnati with McClellan in command
57 6/5/2025 11:25:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #3: 1 / Forward to Richmond
Union may activate any Union army within 4 spaces of Richmond, VA. The army must enter Richmond or move as close to Richmond as possible, but may convert spaces to maintain an LOC. All SPs associated with the army must be moved (no dropping off SPs), except 1 SP may be left if the Army began its movement from a fort (if last SP, move completed). If played by the Confederate, he draws a card from the Union hand which is discarded, and the Union player follows the instructions of this card as his next card play.

Message from Confederate:
Summer 61
R1
OPs
Nashville: division move 1 SP to Columbus, Nashville down to 4 SPs
56 6/5/2025 11:23:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Return Strategy card to hand #51: 1 / Confederate Torpedoes

Message from Confederate:
55 6/5/2025 11:23:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Sorry, scratch that move.
54 6/5/2025 10:54:00 AM Summer 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:
SUMMER 61
R1
Event
Place torpedoes in New Orleans, Dover, and Charleston.
53 6/5/2025 9:18:00 AM 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:
Sum61 R1 Play as event
2sp in cincinatti to 9
2sp in washington AOP to 12
1sp in cairo to 5
52 6/5/2025 9:15:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

51 6/5/2025 8:03:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message I will not be going first

50 6/5/2025 8:01:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

49 6/5/2025 8:01:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Bragg to Nashville, Smith to Dover.
48 6/5/2025 8:01:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Confederate:
Nashville
Bragg 1-3
Smith 4-6
47 6/5/2025 8:00:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Stuart to Richmond
one leader to Dover, one to Nashville
46 6/5/2025 7:55:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Correct on Nashville and Richmond
45 6/4/2025 11:01:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message summary
burnside and banks to AOP
halleck to st louis
rosecrans to cario
mcclellan to cinninatti
buell to pittsburg
pope to phillidelphia,

44 6/4/2025 10:58:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 3-sided die x 3

3
2
3


Message from Union:
three extras
burnside
banks
rosecrans
first to ciaro
remainder to AOP
43 6/4/2025 10:56:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 7-sided die x 7

6
6
6
7
7
4
7


Message from Union:
here is the corrected procedure:
I am placing generals in this order:
Pittsburgh-1
Philidelphia-1
cairo-1
st louis-1
cincinatii-1
AOP-2
the assigned numbers are:
burnside
halleck
pope
buell
banks
mcclellan
rosecrans

42 6/4/2025 10:52:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 7-sided die x 7

4
3
3
2
6
6
4


Message from Union:
here is the corrected procedure:
I am placing generals in this order:
Pittsburgh-1
Philidelphia-1
cairo-1
st louis-1
cincinatii-1
AOP-2
the assigned numbers are:
burnside
halleck
pope
buell
banks
mcclellan
rosecrans

41 6/4/2025 10:46:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message ignore the last entries, i think i did them incorrect.
I need to commit the generals to spots before I roll.
40 6/4/2025 10:42:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message burnside to st louis
the rest to AOP
39 6/4/2025 10:42:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 3-sided die x 1

1


Message from Union:
halleck to cairo
next to st louise
burnside
rosecrans
mcclellan

38 6/4/2025 10:40:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 4-sided die x 1

2


Message from Union:
buell to pittsburgh
burnside
halleck
rosecranse
mcclellan
to cairo
37 6/4/2025 10:38:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 5-sided die x 1

3


Message from Union:
order is
burside
banks
buell
rosecrans
mcclellen
next is pittsburgh

36 6/4/2025 10:36:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message pope to cincinnatti
35 6/4/2025 10:35:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Union:
banks to pittsbugh
next is cincinattii,
34 6/4/2025 10:33:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Union:
let me do that again
only one roll
33 6/4/2025 10:33:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 7

3
3
5
2
2
5
5


Message from Union:
order is:
burnside
banks
buell
halleck
pope
rosecrans
mcclellan
first is in pittsburgh
32 6/4/2025 10:28:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message i have richmond to 7
i have nashville to 5

do you confirm?
31 6/4/2025 7:43:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message CSA Strat move
New Orleans: 1 SP to Nashville (to 2), 1 left in the Big Easy
Corinth: 1 SP to Nashville (to 3)
Mobile: 1 SP to Dover (to 2), 1 SP to Nashville (to 4)
Charleston: 2 SPs to Richmond (to 6)

30 6/4/2025 7:42:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message CSA Strat move
New Orleans: 1 SP to Nashville (to 2), 1 left in the Big Easy
Corinth: 1 SP to Nashville (to 3)
Mobile: 1 SP to Dover (to 2), 1 SP to Nashville (to 4)
Charleston: 2 SPs to Richmond (to 6)

29 6/4/2025 7:15:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message SUm61 Union strat movement
1sp washington to Philidelphia to 3, AOP to 12
2sp from washington to ft monroe to 3, AOP to 10
1sp columbus to pittsburgh to 3
1sp springfield to st louis to 5
1sp indianapolis to cairo to 4
28 6/4/2025 2:27:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Oops! Sorry, put the SP in Mobile then.
27 6/4/2025 11:19:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message you cannot land in pensacola since I am in control of the fort

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