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73 10/28/2025 4:26:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message With DC overrun and PA open it's nearly impossible for the Yankees to turn the table. So the USA surrender in order to void unneccessary bloodshed.
Congratulations!
Will you please inform JEff?
72 10/28/2025 4:22:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
1


Message from Union:
CSA +4
USA +2
71 10/27/2025 2:27:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message M5 PC Frederick
M6 Advance on DC
ANV 6sps +4 general
Union 6sps +2 Fort

you may pick up your card and roll.
70 10/27/2025 2:24:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message ANV still can continue its movement, it was more than 2-1 before combat.
69 10/27/2025 2:20:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Bragg dies honorably in combat defeating the Army of the Potomoc.
There will be army basesand hospitals named after him.
People with start a sentence with the words...I must Bragg!
68 10/27/2025 2:18:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 3-sided die x 1

3


Message from Confederate:
uh oh,
so someone dies
my usual luck it will be stuart
so

Stuart dies on a 1
Beau on a 2
Bragg on a 3
67 10/27/2025 2:17:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
4


Message from Confederate:
First we have general casualty possibilities.

2 dice,
first is for CSA, a general dies on a roll of 1-3
2nd Union, General dies on a 1
66 10/27/2025 12:59:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message I stop here to let you doublecheck before we end the turn
65 10/27/2025 12:58:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #100: 3 / Shiloh
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:
Butler and 1
1-2 Richmmond
empty fort destroyed
CSA SW -1 = 94-
USA SW +1+2 = 93+
Capital displaced
CSA SW -158 = 79-
64 10/27/2025 12:53:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message 10*/6 in medium battle = 3*:1 losses
AotP eliminated
AoNV -1 n6 in Fred
Fort destroyed
USA SW -10 = 90-
63 10/27/2025 12:47:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
3


Message from Union:
CSA +4
USA +3
62 10/27/2025 12:47:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message AotP stand and fights!
61 10/26/2025 12:33:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message M4 ANV d1 Smith n7 to Frederick
react then roll combat

60 10/25/2025 3:49:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message AotP retreats into the fort at Frederick
59 10/24/2025 6:10:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message 9-7 Medium Battle
2*-2
Union Loses battle, retreats 1 space
ANV 8sps
AoP 3sps

Where does AoP retreat?
ANV may continue since it was 2-1 to start the battle and ANV won.
58 10/24/2025 6:09:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
4


Message from Confederate:
ANV 10 sps +4g
AOP 5 sps +2g -1 no cavalry +2 Intercept: +3

57 10/24/2025 2:26:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message Success!
I am on the road today. Could you please resolve?
56 10/24/2025 2:26:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Union:
AotP tries to intercept (on 1)
55 10/23/2025 6:17:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message ANV 10 sps

M1-3 to Manassas
AoP reaction?
54 10/23/2025 6:07:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #54: 1 / CSS Virginia
Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space.

Message from Confederate:

Queau up ANV, yes second terrible hand, 5 of first 9 cards are 1.
53 10/23/2025 6:05:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #89: 1 / Quaker Guns
Play as an interrupt to cancel the activation of any Union general with a strategy rating of 2 or 3.

Message from Confederate:

Cancel the activation of McClellan
52 10/23/2025 5:08:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #27: 3 / Choctaw Indians
Confederate randomly removes one strategy card from the Union player’s hand, which is discarded.

Message from Union:
McC starts in Harrisburg (2) alone
1 pick up 2 in York
2 drop 1 in Baltimore
3 pick up 4 in DC (DC 2, McC 5)
4 drop 1 in Fred (AoP 5, McC 4)
5 Manassas
6 Strasburg
7 drop 2 in Franlin WV
8 end in Grafton (2)
51 10/23/2025 8:56:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #66: 1 / Wilson's Creek
Either player may move up to two infantry SPs from the same space as if they were 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:

Queae up ANV
50 10/23/2025 1:13:00 AM Summer 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:
SP to Knoxville, 2x Jackson OH
49 10/23/2025 1:12:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message AJ is pisses: SW -2-3 =95-
48 10/21/2025 6:23:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate 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 Confederate:

ANV with JJ as General
47 10/21/2025 6:21:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message i have to put the SP back to Fort Sumter, so just 10 in richmond
46 10/21/2025 6:19:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message sorry, I still had the ANV on my map and just copied pasted the movement, its just 11 sps
45 10/21/2025 5:04:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #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 Union:
Fort to Pitts
44 10/21/2025 5:01:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message >> M8-10 to Richmong join ANV n11

Sorry but there is no ANV. I count 10 in Richmond after your last move and without the Sumter SP.
Ok?
43 10/21/2025 4:58:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message >> * 1 Confederate SP moved Fort Sumter to Richmond.

Sorry for coming back to this. How would you move this SP to Richmond without an army there?
42 10/20/2025 9:17:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #13: 2 / Missouri Guerrilla Raids
Confederate removes two Union PC markers from any two Missouri spaces that do not contain a Union SP or fort.

Message from Confederate:

Activate SMith
Charleston

M1-3 1sp Smith to Marion p1 n2
M4 Wilmington p1n3
M5-7 to Weldon p1 n4
M8-10 to Richmong join ANV n11
41 10/19/2025 4:15:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #68: 2 / Lincoln Declares Southern Blockade
The Union Blockade Level is increased by one. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
BL +1 = 1
40 10/19/2025 4:13:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

39 10/19/2025 11:42:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Union may go first
38 10/19/2025 11:41:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

37 10/19/2025 11:40:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Bragg to Richmond
Smith to Charleston
36 10/19/2025 11:39:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 2-sided die x 1

1


Message from Confederate:
* Stuart moved General Reinforcements to Richmond.

Bragg 1
Smith 2
Number rolled goes to Richmond, the other general goes to Charleston
35 10/19/2025 11:38:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message 7 SM movements

* 1 Confederate SP moved Mobile to Fort Gadson.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Norfolk to Wilmington, NC.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Fort Sumter to Richmond.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Corinth to Dover, TN.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Decatur, AL to Columbus, KY.
* 1 Confederate SP moved New Orleans to Forts St. Philip/Jackson.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Pensacola to Richmond.
34 10/19/2025 11:34:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Change NA blockade zone sp placement
move Norfolk to
1 Confederate SP moved Norfolk to Wilmington, NC.
33 10/19/2025 11:33:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message change the West Gulf Blockade placement
remove New Orleans
and put it
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Sabine City.
2 in Sabine City total
32 10/19/2025 11:32:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Confederate Reinforcements 9

* 1 Confederate SP placed at Richmond.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Weldon.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Marion, SC.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Nashville.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Sabine City.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at New Orleans.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Columbus, GA.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Decatur, AL.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Corinth.

4 Blockade Port
* 1 Confederate SP placed at New Orleans.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Pensacola.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Charleston, SC.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Norfolk.

31 10/19/2025 3:23:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message 825 Burnside to Pitts
969 Banks to Bloom
879 Buell to Cinny
561 Halleck to AoP
972 Pope to Cairo
310 Rosecrans to HF
769 McC to Harris
30 10/19/2025 3:20:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 7

825
969
879
561
972
310
769


Message from Union:
Burnside, Banks, Buell, Halleck, Pope, Rosecrans, McC
... high to low to ...
Cairo, Bloom, Cinny, Pitts, Harrisburg, AoP, HF
29 10/19/2025 3:17:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message Reinforcements
DC 4 (6)
Coshocton 1
Bloom 2
Vernon 2
Cinny 1 (2)
Cairo 1 (2)
Jonesborough 2
Salem 1

SM
Springfield IL, Salem, Indy, Columbus OH, Philly
to
Johnstown PA, York (2), Harrisburg (2)
28 10/19/2025 3:08:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message >> Army of Northern Virginia SP set to strength 4
AoNV not created yet, so Richmond n4
27 10/18/2025 5:48:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate End Turn
26 10/18/2025 5:48:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message * Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 5.
25 10/18/2025 4:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message * Army of Northern Virginia SP set to strength 4.
24 10/18/2025 4:39:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message End of turn
23 10/18/2025 4:39:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #92: 2 / Baltimore Revolts
Confederate may place a friendly PC marker in Baltimore, MD, if the space is vacant.

Message from Confederate:

Event
22 10/18/2025 4:32:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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:
1 to DC (2)
2 to AoP (6)
21 10/18/2025 3:16:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message You may continue, thank you.
20 10/18/2025 3:16:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #105: 1 / Detached Cavalry
Played prior to a battle against an army possessing one or more cavalry brigades. The ONLY effects are the Army’s Commanding General’s battle rating (offense or defense) is immediately reduced by 2 and no Cavalry general’s battle ratings may be used in the battle. The effects end at the conclusion of the battle. Cavalry generals are not available for casualty determination. OR: Place one PC marker in any space within four spaces (includes river connections) of a single cavalry brigade. The four space range many not be traced through Northeast Alabama. The space may not contain an enemy SP or fort, but may contain an Ironclad or Torpedoes.

Message from Confederate:
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) placed at Grafton.
19 10/18/2025 3:15:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #4: 1 / Costly Mistake
Pick an enemy army with two or more subordinate generals (includes Cavalry Generals) and randomly determine a target general. On a die roll of 1-3 the chosen general is killed and removed from play. On a die roll of 4-6 the general is wounded and removed from play, but re-enters during the reinforcement phase of the next game turn.

Message from Confederate:
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) placed at Franklin, WV.
18 10/18/2025 3:15:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Return Strategy card to hand #4: 1 / Costly Mistake

Message from Confederate:
17 10/18/2025 2:35:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Sure! Please feel free to modify.
16 10/18/2025 1:41:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Return Strategy card to hand #105: 1 / Detached Cavalry

Message from Confederate:
15 10/18/2025 1:41:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message Your right, rules state to activate and move a general.
If its ok, can i use that last one to PC Franklin? and then redo this action card?
14 10/18/2025 12:34:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message Jeff, Ops-Queue can only be used for activating a general. I don't think that you can use this for creating an army. Do you have any reference regarding that? Or shall we ask James Pie?
13 10/18/2025 12:13:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #105: 1 / Detached Cavalry
Played prior to a battle against an army possessing one or more cavalry brigades. The ONLY effects are the Army’s Commanding General’s battle rating (offense or defense) is immediately reduced by 2 and no Cavalry general’s battle ratings may be used in the battle. The effects end at the conclusion of the battle. Cavalry generals are not available for casualty determination. OR: Place one PC marker in any space within four spaces (includes river connections) of a single cavalry brigade. The four space range many not be traced through Northeast Alabama. The space may not contain an enemy SP or fort, but may contain an Ironclad or Torpedoes.

Message from Confederate:

Queu up J JOhnston to Form
ANV

* Army of Northern Virginia formed at Richmond with J. Johnston in command, strength 5.
* CSA Strategic Will momentum flipped to DOWN (-3 momentum penalty).
* CSA Strategic Will set to 95 (-2 penalty, -3 momentum penalty).

A Johnston was slighted!
12 10/18/2025 12:09:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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 Union:
flags to Rodgersville, Knoxville
11 10/18/2025 12:03:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #4: 1 / Costly Mistake
Pick an enemy army with two or more subordinate generals (includes Cavalry Generals) and randomly determine a target general. On a die roll of 1-3 the chosen general is killed and removed from play. On a die roll of 4-6 the general is wounded and removed from play, but re-enters during the reinforcement phase of the next game turn.

Message from Confederate:
Queue of J Johnston for 1 OP
10 10/18/2025 8:33:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #64: 1 / USS Kearsarge sinks USS Alabama
Union SW increased by one.

Message from Union:
Fort to Frederick
9 10/17/2025 10:05:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #93: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Confederate:

Activate J.Johnston 1 sps
M1 Manassas p3+ Beauregard
M2 Fredricksburg
M3 Hanover
M4 Richmond n5
8 10/17/2025 5:46:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message AoP continues:
4 convert and drop 1
5 drop 1 in HF (2) and proceed
6 pick up 2 in Fred (AoP 4)
7 10/16/2025 2:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message J.Johnston successfully retreats from the AoP, arrives at Strasburg. AoP in Winchester, 3 moves used, 3 moves remain
6 10/16/2025 2:38:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Confederate:
J.Johnston will attempt RBB 2 or less
5 10/16/2025 1:59:00 PM Spring 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:
AoP leaves 1 in DC and moves with 4
1 drop 1 in Fred and proceed with 3
2 pick up 1 in HF (4)
3 attack Winchester for a 4:1 small battle
please react/resolve
AoP will continue
4 10/16/2025 1:55:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

3 10/16/2025 10:43:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Message This looks better and no campaign for confederates
2 10/16/2025 10:42:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

1 10/16/2025 10:41:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Change Confederate player Confederate player changed from Jeffrey McKee to Jeffrey McKee

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