Pickett's charge AAR2

 On the right wing of Confederate army our players put weak divisions from Hill's corps. 

View from initial positions. On the right - haunting line of col McGilvery Federal guns. 

Thin line of Pettigrew division. In the center of picture, behind the road, we can see Codori farm.

Tiny Lang's brigade on the extreme right of the line, in front of Spangler farm.

Confederate troops cross Emmittsburg road.

Once again, Confederates are breaking Federal lines at Bloody Angle !

High tide of Confederacy at Bloody Angle. Brigades of Marshall and Davis cross the stone wall.

All in vain. Federals counterattack and brigades of Pettigrew division, diminished in numbers, retire across the field.

Pickett's Charge AAR1

 As already told, our Confederate players changed the order of big units - they placed Pickett's division on their left.

Above - Pickett'd soldiers facing Ziegler's farm.

View from Cemetery Hill. Pickett's division in front rank, with Trimble's in the rear. On the left - Bliss' farm in flames.

Confederate column approaches Emmitsburg Road.

Confederates crash into Union defensive lines. 

First line of Federals pushed behind their artillery with general Hays killed (and removed from the table).

High tide of Confederacy - Lowrance's brigade enters Ziegler's groove. 

... and this was all they could afford. Situation just before the retreat, with both divisions heavy diminished in numbers.

Another ACW battle

We prepared another ACW game in our club in Warsaw, Poland. 

Could you recognize it ?

 

Empty battlefield

 

 

Stage is set

A hint (on the left)

 

 

View from different perspective.

Maybe this would help...

Sickles' salient

Few weeks ago we recreated 2nd of July at left Union flank at Gettysburg.

Two divisions of Longstreet's corps assaulted overstretched line of Federal IIIrd corps. 

We swapped positions of Hood's and McLaws' divisions (shown on initial positions).

Hood's division awaiting orders to attack.

Third Corps artillery massed around Peach Ochard...

... was soon forced to hasty retreat.

Hood's men breaking thin Federal line along Emmitsburg road.

McLaws brigades scaling Big Round Top slopes.

 Federal artillery - firm anchor of Union positions.

Little Round Top finally in Rebel hands !

... but not for long. Pensylvannia Reserves to the rescue. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We spend a Friday evening preparing the battle, then full Saturday gaming.  

Rules were home version of brigade Fire&Fury.

 

Gettysburg 2nd of July

Few weeks ago, in our club in Warsaw, Poland we played a "Sickles Salient" scenario with our 10mm minis collection.

More photos on our FB page

https://tinyurl.com/55w469yz

Stone house

The Stone House, Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Model by Timecast, painted by my friend, Michal.

It's hard to belive, but this is 10mm scale model !

Fire and Fury

Testing Brigade Fire and Fury.