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253 10/12/2025 3:14:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message :-) thank you for the bone rolls!!
252 10/12/2025 2:30:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message Well, that was ugly. Hooker dies. roll for officer.

CSA n5 in Wytheville.
251 10/12/2025 2:24:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 4

6
4
1
1


Message from Union:
Well, I *think* Mr. Hooker is dead meat, but here we go:

CSA +2 Ldr, +4odds, +2for OOS +8
USA +1
Third roll for CSA ldr cas.
250 10/10/2025 10:05:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Longstreet continues to Wytheville to engage Mr. Hooker
249 10/10/2025 9:59:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Message No action.
248 10/10/2025 9:46:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #72: 2 / John Ericsson's Monitor Fleet
The Union Amphibious Assault modifier is increased by two.

Message from Confederate:
Longstreet & his 6SPs move from Nashville to Lebanon...your options
247 10/9/2025 10:23:00 PM Fall 1862 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:
Hooker in Strasburg moves to
Manassas, p/u 3SPs, [n5] moves to:
Wilderness, p/u 1SP n4
to Charlottesville, drop 1SP
to Lynchburg, drop 1SP
to Wyethville,
to Lewisville, drop 1SP
return to Wyethville 1SP with Hooker.

246 10/8/2025 10:28:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Thanks for letting me know, was about to call you tomorrow to find out if you were ok...hope your eye procedure went as well as mine!
245 10/8/2025 10:24:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message Hey, Sport. Sorry about the delay. I am having cataract surgery done, and they moved up the day, sooo I was pre-Octicular-pied. [bad pun, I know.] Get all my moves to you tomorrow. You have me in a pickle...
244 10/6/2025 3:58:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Your card play, SUH!
243 10/2/2025 2:23:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message AoMiss (n9) converts Franklin and ends in Grafton...

Over to you SUH!
242 10/1/2025 11:44:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message Had to think about it. No action. Carry on, Reb.
241 9/28/2025 1:40:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate 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 Confederate:
AoMiss (n9) moves from Lynchburg to Wytheville, then to Lewisburg (converts), then to Franklin ...your options
240 9/27/2025 10:15:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #23: 2 / Bermuda Blockade Surge
Confederate immediately receives two SPs in any open 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.

Message from Union:
Form Army of the Cumberland [again] in St. Marks, Burnside commanding [again] 5SPs.

-2 SW to 77- SW
239 9/26/2025 3:52:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #110: 3 / The Gettysburg Address
Union player gains 3 SW. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Place PCs:
Wheeling, Weston, Parkersburg (all in WV)
238 9/26/2025 1:02:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Message One SP left in WDC after Hooker leaves with 2SPs, no SP left in Winchester, five in Strasburg.
237 9/26/2025 12:59:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Message
236 9/25/2025 10:19:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message msg 228 indicates only 3SPs in WDC to start...so there will be no SPs left in WDC if Hooker moves as planned...still wish to move as indicated?
235 9/25/2025 7:06:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Event #87: 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:
Alright. Here we go.

First Move. AoT moves to Culpepper, converts, then to Strasburg, converts, and ends in Manassas

Second Move: Hooker in WDC takes three SPs [WDC n1] moves to Baltimore, p/u that SP, n4 then to HF, p/u Hallack and 2SPs, n6 moves to Winchester, drops one SP, and ends movement in Strasburg. n5
234 9/21/2025 7:25:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message No campaigning for this Reb for now
233 9/21/2025 7:24:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 7 cards drawn.

232 9/21/2025 6:38:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Draw Strategy cards 7 cards drawn.

231 9/21/2025 6:38:00 PM Summer 1862 Union End Turn Deck was reshuffled.

230 9/21/2025 6:38:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Hooker to WDC
Burnside to St. Marks
229 9/21/2025 6:37:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 99-sided die x 2

45
35


Message from Union:
Lowest to St. Marks, High to WDC.

Hooker
Burnside
228 9/21/2025 6:32:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message WDC: 3SPs to St. Marks n5 [instead of two]
2SPs to Sabine City n5
SO, YES, 3 SPS IN WDC
Bloomington 5SPs to AoP n8
Bloomington 1SP to AoT n5
Cairo 3 SPs to AoT n8
227 9/21/2025 5:06:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Bill, just tried to call you...last number is invalid. Please msg me with your new number and new email addy.

Woud like to talk to ya.

Rich
226 9/21/2025 12:22:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Reb strats:
Bowling Green, NO, Mobile, Columbus, Charleston = AoMiss - n9
1 from Weldon (n1) & Norfolk => ANV - n7
225 9/21/2025 12:13:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message After strats, then, WDC - n3
224 9/20/2025 11:51:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Right you are. The SP that went to Manassas goes instead to St. Marks for n5.
223 9/20/2025 7:08:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message WDC: 2SPs to St. Marks n5
2SPs to Sabine City n5
1SPs to Manasas WDC n1

If WDC starts with 8SPs...the math above does not "jive"...also would need to send 3SPs to St.Marks to make n5 since it starts with only 2.
Want to redo the above strat?
222 9/19/2025 11:37:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message 2SPs left in Cairo
221 9/19/2025 11:37:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Strat Moves:

WDC: 2SPs to St. Marks n5
2SPs to Sabine City n5
1SPs to Manasas WDC n1
Bloomington 5SPs to AoP n8
Bloomington 1SP to AoT n5
Cairo 3 SPs to AoT n8
220 9/19/2025 7:39:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Of course, 8SPs in WDC, 6SPs in Bloomington, and 4SPs in Cairo n5
219 9/19/2025 1:25:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Reb reinforcements:
Tn - Nashville (n6)
Ark - Camden (n1)
Tex – Nacha (n5)
Ms – Vicksburg (n1)
La – Shreveport (n2)
Ala – Fort Morgan (n1)
Ga - Columbus (n1)
NC - Weldon (n2)
Virg - AoMiss (n4)
Ky – Bowling Green – n1

Blockade reinforcements (level - 0):
NO – n1, Mobile – n1, Charleston – n1, Norfolk – n1
218 9/18/2025 10:53:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Yes. I got carried away with 5 f> 4
217 9/18/2025 8:58:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Only aendum...I had AoMiss atn4 at end of the turn...n3 after attrit...you agree?
216 9/18/2025 7:33:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Set Deck Reshuffle Deck will be reshuffled before next deal
215 9/18/2025 5:50:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Summer 1862
Displaced Capital located on map: n/a

PCs placed =>
Yanks: St. Marks
Rebs: Nacogdoches
Emancy NOT in Play
Amphib mod - 0
Blockade level - 0

Attrition:
AoP 4 > 3
AoT 5 > 4
Sabine City 4 > 3
Louisville 6 > 5

ANV 6 > 5
AoM 6 > 5
Nashville 6 > 5
Nacogdoches 5 > 4

Amph Asslt 0
Blockade 0

All good?
214 9/17/2025 9:04:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #81: 3 / Emancipation Proclamation - Reshuffle/Remove
Either player must play this card as an EC on the Strategy Round immediately following a Union large or medium battle victory. Confederate loses 10 SW and 3 SPs (his choice). Union loses 5 SW. Flip GT marker to its Emancipation Proclamation side. Card must be the last one played by a player at which time it can be played as an OC card. If the play of this card as an OC results in a battle victory, there is no Emancipation Proclamation Remove from deck if event is played. If this card is played as an OC or discarded re-shuffle deck at the end of the Strategy Phase.

Message from Union:
Two SPs from Sabine [n4] sail over to St. Marks, FL
Not that I thought this card would be used. ;-7
213 9/17/2025 3:27:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Bill, movers will be here tomorrow to collect our stuff and get it down to Florida.
Got some issues with the House Inspection so believe we will not have a closing date by tomorrow...so will still be in E-Town to await the closing date. Will try to make as many moves and stay in touch as I can.

Once I sign off, should be outta pocket for several weeks as we figure out what our next home will be. Can be reached by phone => 636-357-1560
212 9/16/2025 9:17:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Message 1st BAttle for Hanover consequences...Yanks loose a BIG battle =>
-5 for the Yanks from 84- to 79-
+3 for the REbs from 90- to 95+
211 9/16/2025 9:14:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Message 2nd Battle of Hanover:
Yanks attacking with 8SPs, +2 Gens...+1 => 3 total...REbs suffer 1SP cas and Yanks pushed back to Gordonsville. Rebs in Hanover wi n6.
REbs defending with 7SPs, +7 GEns...+1 => total 8 causing 3SPs cas on the Yanks - n5 in Gordonsville!

All Gens report back fo duty at their respeciive HQs,


NOW for that last card!!! Geez, hazard guess it is another campaign card?
210 9/16/2025 9:10:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 4

1
1
1
2


Message from Confederate:
2nd Battle of Hanover:
Yanks attacking with 8SPs, +2 Gens...1st roll
REbs defending with 7SPs, +7 GEns...2nd roll
3rd roll for Yank Gens
4th for the Rebs
209 9/15/2025 10:00:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Then AoT will Attack Hanover, foolhardy as that may be.
208 9/14/2025 9:54:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Will stand and deliver at Hanover...
207 9/14/2025 6:02:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message No, I went through Wilderness. There is an SP of mine sitting there. Has been since 1861.
206 9/14/2025 11:26:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Did you also go thru Culpepper (converts) before going to Dordonsville (converting), then attacking Hanover?
205 9/14/2025 12:19:00 AM Summer 1862 Union Message AND converts Gordonville before foolishing attacking...
204 9/14/2025 12:17:00 AM Summer 1862 Union Message AoT attacks ANV in Hanover. Note: AoP's Iron Brigade is no longer with the living...
203 9/12/2025 10:44:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message No intercept, SUH!
202 9/12/2025 9:45:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Second Move:
Pope and AoT move with 8SPs, moves to Gordonsville

Intercept?
201 9/12/2025 9:42:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Banks bites it, Mac just barely surviving...
200 9/12/2025 9:42:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 99-sided die x 5

78
24
70
23
61


Message from Union:
Low man sees angels.
Mitchell
Lil' Mac
Butler
Banks
Rosecrans
199 9/10/2025 10:01:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message VanDorn's funeral pending upon the viciousness of Yankee activity
198 9/10/2025 10:00:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 4

362
158
924
599


Message from Confederate:
Battle for Hanover (battle resolution):
Yanks attacking with 10SPs, +1 Iron Bgd, +3GEns...1 => 5 total resulting in 3SPs cas on the Rebs (n7) and remain in Hanover! But one of her Gens doesn't make it back to HQ:
Stuart
Beau
VanDorn
Jackson

Highest eats the bullet!


Rebs defending with 10SPs, +7Gens...5 => 12 total resulting in 6SPs caused to the Yanks (n4) and retires back to Fredericksburg. YOU check for leader cas! Don't want to be the bearer of bad, yucky things.
197 9/10/2025 9:53:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Are you kidding me!
196 9/10/2025 9:49:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 4

1
5
1
1


Message from Confederate:
AAAarrrgghhh...and you have at least ONE campaign card? Geez, doesn't look great for the Rebs!

Rebs will stand and deliver the best they can!

Battle for Hanover:
Yanks attacking with 10SPs, +1 Iron Bgd, +3GEns...1st roll
Rebs defending with 10SPs, +7Gens...2nd roll
3rd roll for Yank Gens
4th for the Rebs
195 9/10/2025 9:39:00 PM Summer 1862 Union 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 Union:
Won't bust a block, but perhaps chip away at it. ;-7
First Move:
AoP attacks ANV with everything, which isn't much.
194 9/9/2025 9:59:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #48: 3 / Brazil Recognizes the Confederacy
Confederate gains +3 SW. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
AoMiss moves from Dalton to Lynchburg...

Now for a block buster ending of this year with 2 card plays without response!! UUUuuuggghhhh!!!!!
193 9/9/2025 9:57:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Discard random Strategy card Operations - 1 / Quantrill’s Raiders

Message from Confederate:
Geez, THAT comes at a really BAD time!
192 9/9/2025 5:32:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Event #125: 1 / Confederate Locomotive shortage
The Union player may randomly remove one strategy card from the Confederate hand, which is discarded. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Remove a card...
191 9/9/2025 10:50:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #107: 1 / Guerilla Raids Delay Supply
Play as interrupt to cancel the activation of any Union general with a strategy rating of 2 or 3.

Message from Confederate:
AoMiss moves from Albany to Dalton
190 9/8/2025 9:39:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Event #36: 1 / Elite Units
Place an Elite unit marker in any space with an Army. CSA: Stonewall Bde or Hood’s Tigers. USA: Iron Bde or Wilder’s Bde. Cannot be played if all elite unit markers are in play for that side.

Message from Union:
Place the Iron Brigade with the AoP.
189 9/8/2025 10:25:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #65: 1 / Union 90-Day Enlistments Expire
Union player removes three SPs (Union player’s choice).

Message from Confederate:
AoMiss in Jacksonville converts the space then moves to Albany Ga
188 9/8/2025 9:38:00 AM Summer 1862 Union Message there were only three in WDC, so that three is now in Sabine City. Yes, now 6SPs in Sabine.
187 9/8/2025 9:33:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Message Can only move max 3SPs by a naval move...so WDC would remain n1.
Sabine had 3SPs + fort on my map before the naval move, so would have then n6.
Please confirm.
186 9/7/2025 10:33:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Correction WDC n0
185 9/7/2025 10:31:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #118: 3 / Mexican Supply Line
Confederate player receives 2 SP in any friendly controlled Texas space (both SPs placed in the same space). The space does not need a LOC. The space may not contain Union SPs or forts. If no eligible space exists the SPs are lost.

Message from Union:
The SPs from WDC n1 float over to Sabine City n4
184 9/3/2025 9:07:00 AM Summer 1862 Confederate Message thank you my friend!
183 9/2/2025 11:06:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Well, Pfsst! I continue to roll well for you.

1/2* Curtis retreats to the fort 1SP and Johnston has 5SP advances into Nach--.
182 9/2/2025 11:04:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
3


Message from Union:
Nope. A forlorne hope.

CSA +1 DRM first roll
USA +1 DRM
181 9/2/2025 11:04:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Union:
Curtis will attempt to retreat to Fort Sabine
180 9/2/2025 11:02:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Polk remains in Marshal?
179 9/2/2025 1:26:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #61: 3 / Ship Island/Key West
Union Blockade Level is increased by one. In addition, if Fort Philip/Jackson does not contain a CSA SP place a friendly PC marker in that space.

Message from Confederate:
ASJohn moves by hisself to Vicksburg (p/u 1 there), then back to Shreveport, then to Marschall (p/u Polk & 5SPs - n6 & Marschall n1), then attacks Nacha...your options
178 9/1/2025 10:43:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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 Union:
Place PCs on Grafton, Franklin and Lewisburg
177 8/31/2025 9:02:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate 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 Confederate:
Nach Yankee elements suffer the drud...n3
176 8/31/2025 6:13:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #49: 3 / CSS Alabama, Commerce Raider
Union SW reduced by two.

Message from Union:
Build a fort in Louisville, Kentuck
175 8/29/2025 8:14:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message 2nd part of minor campaign:
Longman moves with 1SP from Franklin to Nashville (p/u Price), then moves to Dover (drops Price), then back to Franklin (p/u Morgan & his cav bgd - n2), then to Murfreesboro (p/u 1 - n3), then ends in Nashville - n6 total.

Done!
174 8/29/2025 12:03:00 AM Summer 1862 Union Message WDC n4
173 8/29/2025 12:02:00 AM Summer 1862 Union Message 1/2 AoM in Jacksonville, n4
2SPs survive, retreating to WDC. n3
172 8/29/2025 Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 3

2
1
3


Message from Union:
AoM vs 4SPs medium battle

CSA +5 DRM ldrs
USA ziltch.
third roll for Ldr cas.
171 8/28/2025 10:57:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message yes
170 8/28/2025 1:24:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Five DRM for the leaders?
169 8/27/2025 11:23:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message convert Live Oak, then to Balwin, convert, thento attack Jacsonville...holding Forest in reserve...not using him in the engagement
168 8/27/2025 11:14:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Message Army of the Tennessee disappears. 2 SPs lost
AoM n5 and can continue to move

Union SW from -94 to -84
167 8/27/2025 11:09:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 3

1
5
3


Message from Union:
Well, that is as bad as a response could be.

AoM 6 vs AoT 2
AoM as an automatic 10 with the Odds +2
First roll for poor old Burnsy
Second roll for CSA ldr cas
166 8/27/2025 11:06:00 PM Summer 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Union:
Burnside, being the wise fellow he is, will attempt to retreat.

165 8/25/2025 1:37:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #85: 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 part:
AoMiss (n6) moves from Thomasville, then Lantin...your options...if no action, will enter Live Oak and engage AoCumb.
If AoCumb successfully retires will convert Live Oak and attack once again
164 8/25/2025 4:13:00 AM Summer 1862 Union Draw Strategy cards 7 cards drawn.

163 8/24/2025 9:47:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Message REbs will be campaigning!
162 8/24/2025 9:42:00 PM Summer 1862 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 7 cards drawn.

161 8/24/2025 9:42:00 PM Spring 1862 Confederate End Turn
160 8/24/2025 9:40:00 PM Spring 1862 Confederate Message 715 ASJohn to Shreveport
255 Jackson to ANV
166 Longstreet to Franklin


Longstreet
159 8/24/2025 9:37:00 PM Spring 1862 Confederate Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 3

715
255
166


Message from Confederate:
Reb GEn placement:
Highest to Shreveport
Loswest to Franklin
last to ANV

ASJohn
Jackson
Longstreet
158 8/24/2025 10:26:00 AM Spring 1862 Union Message well, that worked out well...
157 8/24/2025 10:26:00 AM Spring 1862 Union Die roll request Request: 99-sided die x 2

62
15


Message from Union:
Of course. I was involved in helping put on a writing conference and forgot the process. Duh
High roll to AOP, low to AoT

Mitchell
Pleasanton
156 8/24/2025 10:06:00 AM Spring 1862 Confederate Message The cav bgds have different factors for each...so need to roll for which goes where...
155 8/22/2025 11:08:00 PM Spring 1862 Union Message Cav Brigade Mitchell to AoP
Cav Brigade Pleasanton to AoT
154 8/21/2025 11:55:00 PM Spring 1862 Union Message Will do. It works out. I am involved in a writing conference for the next two days.

See you next week.

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