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59 3/19/2026 5:09:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #114: 3 / Frederick Douglas
Union immediately receives five SPs for raising freemen Negro troops. The SPs can be placed in any single Union controlled space with a LOC in NJ, DE, PA or the space that contains the Union capital that does not contain Confederate SPs or forts. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
5SP to Chambersburg PA.
58 3/19/2026 2:38:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message no Campaign cards from me.
57 3/19/2026 2:36:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 6 cards drawn.

56 3/19/2026 2:36:00 AM Fall 1861 Confederate Message SMs 7
2 Confederate SP moved New Orleans to Frederick.
* Confederate SP set to strength 1 at Nashville.
* Confederate SP set to strength 3 at Frederick.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Weldon to Frederick.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Wilmington, NC to Frederick.
* 2 Confederate SP moved Strasburg to Frederick.
* Army of Northern Virginia SP set to strength 12.

all generals to Frederick.
55 3/18/2026 3:27:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Message I have no leaders. Campaign?
54 3/18/2026 3:26:00 PM Fall 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 6 cards drawn.

53 3/18/2026 3:26:00 PM Summer 1861 Union End Turn
52 3/18/2026 3:26:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message No reinforcements in T3.

SMs:
* 1 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Baltimore.
* 1 Union SP moved St. Louis to Memphis.
* 1 Union SP moved Fort Monroe to Washington, DC.
* 3 Union SP moved Pittsburgh to Harrisburg.
51 3/18/2026 3:23:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message PC
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) placed at Frederick.
* Political Control Marker (UNION) placed at Memphis.
* Memphis destroyed

SW USA 106+ / CSA 88-

Attrition:
* Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 9.
* Army of the Potomac SP set to strength 8.
* Army of the Cumberland SP set to strength 3.
* Army of Northern Virginia SP set to strength 5.
* Union SP set to strength 5 at Pittsburgh.
* Union SP set to strength 5 at Harpers Ferry.

EoT
50 3/18/2026 3:20:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message 2*/1

Retreat to DC now 10, you stop due to ratio.
49 3/18/2026 3:18:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
4


Message from Union:
CSA +4
USA +2 (commanding general's defensive value is reduced by 2 to a minimum of 0 but McClellans value counts fully)
48 3/18/2026 3:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Union:
Intercept atempt Manassas
47 3/18/2026 1:50:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #117: 3 / Clandestine Blockade Runner Port
If the state of Florida and the St. Marks, Florida space is Confederate controlled, St. Marks is treated as a blockade runner port for the remainder of the game. Place (no LOC required) 2SPs and a fort (optional if available) in the St. Marks space. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Activate Army of NW Virginia, move with 9SPs leaving 2SPs.
1. Manassas, d2, n7
2. Frederick (medium battle Confederate +4 vs Union +1)
46 3/18/2026 1:43:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message 0/1.

failed naval attaCK, n=2, back to Washington=3
45 3/18/2026 1:43:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message 0/1.

failed naval attaCK, n=2, back to Washington=3
44 3/18/2026 1:41:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
4


Message from Confederate:
Naval Operation: Butler with 3SP from DC to Sabine City.

USA +2 / CSA +0
Union +2
Confederate
43 3/17/2026 9:53:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message 2*/1

AotC with 4 in Memphis, Fort from Columbus and Polk from memphis on TT. New SW due to destroyed CSA Fort:
SW USA 101+ / CSA 93-

Act 2:
Polk from Cincinnati moves 10 spaces by rail:
* Pope moved Cincinnati to Columbus, OH.
* Pope moved Columbus, OH to Coshocton.
* Pope moved Coshocton to Pittsburgh.
* Pope moved Pittsburgh to Johnstown.
* Pope moved Johnstown to Lewistown.
* Pope moved Lewistown to Harrisburg.
* Pope moved Harrisburg to York.
* Pope moved York to Baltimore.
* Pope moved Baltimore to Frederick.
* Pope moved Frederick to Harpers Ferry.

* He starts with 4, drops 2 in Pittsburgh (6), picks up 2 in Frederick - having 4 again - and ends in HF (6).

So now there are:
* 6SP in Pittsburgh
* 9SP in Frederick (AotP)
* 6 SP in Harpers Ferry

Act 3:
Naval Operation: Butler with 3SP from DC to Sabine City.

USA +2 / CSA +0
42 3/17/2026 9:43:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
2


Message from Union:
USA +5 (Ratio and Leader)
CSA +2 (USA OOS)
41 3/17/2026 9:43:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message * 4 Flip
* 5-6 attack Memphis via Humboldt

40 3/17/2026 12:44:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Message 2*/1 result. You can keep moving.
39 3/17/2026 12:44:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

2
2


Message from Confederate:
Union +5
Confederate +2
38 3/16/2026 6:10:00 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:
Act 1:
* 1 AotC Cairo to Paducah.
* 2 PC
* 3 AotC Paducah to Columbus, KY.

USA +5 / CSA +2

3MP left. And 2 Acts
37 3/16/2026 1:58:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #22: 3 / Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance
Confederate immediately receives three SPs in any friendly controlled space with a LOC,free of Union SPs and forts. No more than one SP per Confederate controlled state. No SPs may be placed in Pro-Union spaces.

Message from Confederate:
* Army of Northern Virginia SP set to strength 11.
* Confederate SP set to strength 2 at Nashville.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Sabine City.
36 3/16/2026 1:58:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #22: 3 / Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance
Confederate immediately receives three SPs in any friendly controlled space with a LOC,free of Union SPs and forts. No more than one SP per Confederate controlled state. No SPs may be placed in Pro-Union spaces.

Message from Confederate:
* Army of Northern Virginia SP set to strength 11.
* Confederate SP set to strength 2 at Nashville.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Sabine City.
35 3/15/2026 7:00:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #9: 3 / Clara Barton
Union immediately adds three SPs due to improved sanitary conditions. Place in any space (friendly controlled or not) that already contains a Union SP and has a LOC, no more than one per space.

Message from Union:
Kind of counterspell:
* 1SP to Harpers Ferry (2)
* 1SP to DC (4)
* 1SP to Frederick (11)
34 3/14/2026 8:01:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #73: 1 / Ball's Bluff
The Union removes one SP (Confederate chooses) within two spaces (including a river connection) of a Confederate SP due to poor leadership. A Union SP can be removed from a Coastal fort.

Message from Confederate:
* Union SP set to strength 1 at Harpers Ferry.n=1
33 3/14/2026 5:32:00 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:
* Burnside moved Cairo to Army of the Cumberland: Commanding General.

SW USA 98- / CSA 94-
32 3/14/2026 4:15:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #75: 2 / Western Concentration Block
Confederate player can either remove or demote an army commander in any state except Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Florida for no political cost. OR 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 Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
form Army of NW Virginia with J.Johnston and 10SPs.

-2SW as A.Johnston is on the map.

file updated
31 3/14/2026 4:12:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message good attempt.
30 3/14/2026 3:45:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Lives, back to you.
29 3/14/2026 3:44:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Union:
Stuart dead on 1-3
28 3/14/2026 3:44:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #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 Union:
Trying to kill Stuart before an army is formed.
27 3/14/2026 3:32:00 PM Summer 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 without SPs in Hanover

1-5 Grafton, p1, n1
6. Franklin, p cav, n2
7. Strasburg and stop

26 3/14/2026 3:17:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message File 009 Should be in dropbox
25 3/14/2026 3:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #56: 1 / CSS Hunley
Place the CSS Hunley marker in any friendly port. Provides a +1 DRM to Confederate during next amphibious assault. Remove Hunley once modifier has been used. No more than one Hunley can be in play at a given time.

Message from Union:
Reorg:
* Burnside moved Cincinnati to Cairo.
* Fremont moved St. Louis to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Butler moved Fort Monroe to Washington, DC.
* Pope moved Army of the Potomac: Other Generals to Cincinnati.
* Banks moved Cairo to Harpers Ferry.
24 3/14/2026 3:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message no campaign.
23 3/14/2026 3:05:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message Campaign?
22 3/14/2026 3:00:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

21 3/14/2026 3:00:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message SMs and generals.
* 2 Confederate SP moved Mobile to Strasburg.
* Confederate Strategic Movement Available set to 5.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Savannah to Strasburg.
* Confederate Strategic Movement Available set to 4.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Tupelo to Strasburg.
* Confederate Strategic Movement Available set to 3.
* 1 Confederate SP moved Pensacola to Strasburg.
* Confederate Strategic Movement Available set to 2.
* 2 Confederate SP moved Charleston, SC to Strasburg.
* Confederate Strategic Movement Available set to 0.
* Stuart moved General Reinforcements to Franklin, WV.
* Bragg moved General Reinforcements to Strasburg.
* Smith moved General Reinforcements to Strasburg.
20 3/14/2026 2:56:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Reinforcements 9
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Strasburg.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Weldon.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Charleston, SC.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Savannah.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Fort Gadson.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at New Orleans.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Dover, TN.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Pensacola.
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Tupelo.

Border Runners 4
* 1 Confederate SP placed at Wilmington, NC.
* Confederate SP set to strength 2 at Charleston, SC.
* Confederate SP set to strength 2 at Mobile.
* Confederate SP set to strength 2 at New Orleans.
19 3/14/2026 7:49:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

18 3/14/2026 7:48:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message * Burnside moved General Reinforcements to Cincinnati.
* Banks moved General Reinforcements to Cairo.
* Buell moved General Reinforcements to Pittsburgh.
* Halleck moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Pope moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.
* Rosecrans moved General Reinforcements to Cairo.
* McClellan moved General Reinforcements to Army of the Potomac: Other Generals.

Back to you. Campaign?
17 3/14/2026 7:43:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 999-sided die x 7

719
446
981
662
448
539
114


Message from Union:
Generals no to speed things up.

Highest to lowest:
Burnside, Banks, Buell, Halleck, Pope, Rosecrans, McClellan

go to

Cairo
Cairo
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick
16 3/14/2026 7:40:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message Reinforcements:
* 8SP to DC (8)
* 6SP to Cincinnati (7)
* 4SP to Cairo (5)

SMs:
* 1 Union SP moved Philadelphia to Baltimore.
* 4 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Frederick.
* 1 Union SP moved Columbus, OH to Pittsburgh.
* 1 Union SP moved Indianapolis to Pittsburgh.
* 1 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Fort Pickens.
* 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Frederick.
* 1 Union SP moved Springfield, IL to Frederick.
* 1 Union SP moved St. Louis to Frederick.
* 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Cairo.
* 1 Union SP moved Cincinnati to Frederick.
15 3/14/2026 7:32:00 AM Spring 1861 Union End Turn
14 3/14/2026 7:32:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message EoT procedure:

PC:
* Political Control Marker flipped to CONFEDERATE at Grafton.
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) placed at Franklin, WV.
* Political Control Marker (UNION) placed at Forts St. Philip/Jackson.

New SW for captures Fort:
USA 103+ / CSA 96-

I hope I got all spaces.

No attrition at all.
13 3/14/2026 7:29:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Event #95: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Union:
* 2 Union SP moved Washington, DC to Forts St. Philip/Jackson.

USA +4 (ratio) / CSA +2 (Fort in AA).

Automatic result of 1/1 or 1*/1 which by 6.81 means an automatic US victory with 1 SP present in the Forts St. Philip/Jackson space. No roll needed.
12 3/13/2026 9:38:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #112: 2 / Severe Storms at Sea
Interrupt card, cancel a Naval movement initiated by a 3OC. This card cannot cancel a Naval movement initiated by an Event card (including a naval movement initiated by a campaign card event). Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
ACtivate J.Johnston with both leaders and 3SPs
1. Strasburg
2. Franklin, d1, n2
3. Grafton, d1, n1
4. Franklin
5. to 8. Hanover stop with 1SP

11 3/13/2026 9:28:00 PM Spring 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:
* AotP Drop 2 (2)
* 1-2 to DC, drop 1 (now 2 in DC and AotP 1)
* 3 to Frederick AotP 2
10 3/13/2026 9:24:00 PM Spring 1861 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:
sorry card played.
9 3/13/2026 9:23:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Message I think you need to play a card in ACTS.
8 3/13/2026 7:56:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #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 Union:
* Political Control Marker (UNION) placed at Grafton.
* Political Control Marker (UNION) placed at Parkersburg.
7 3/13/2026 4:01:00 PM 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:
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) placed at Paducah.
* Political Control Marker (CONFEDERATE) placed at Lebanon.
6 3/13/2026 3:57:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message 1/1 each.

Army of Potomac n=4 in Harpers Ferry


5 3/13/2026 3:53:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

3
2


Message from Confederate:
Battle in Winchester - Medium battle
Union +1
Confederate +4 (intercept + leader)
4 3/13/2026 3:50:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #8: 1 / 3 Cigars
Play this card to make an automatic one or two space interception. Intervening space must be friendly controlled and free of enemy SPs. The intervening space may be the one just exited by the moving enemy force. No Generals or SPs may be picked up or dropped off during intercept.

Message from Confederate:
play this to intercept from Manassas with 3SPs and Beauregard.

I make the odds for medium combat;
Union +1
Confederate +2+2=+4
3 3/12/2026 3:29:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

2 3/12/2026 3:03:00 PM Spring 1861 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:
* AotP drop 1 (4)
* m1 to Frederick, drop 1 (Frederick 2, AotP3)
* m2 to Harpers ferry, pick up 2, AotP 5
* m3 attack Winchester VA, 3MP left
1 3/12/2026 2:59:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

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