Union defeated at Port Republic

 The old firm took on the Whippersnappers of the Union at Port Republic.  They outnumbered us in terms of players and figures.  They also knew the rules, which is never à good thing.

The Confederacy suffered one more hindrance in this game, that being the dice rolling ability of Senator Eustace P. Quilp, a political appointed General.  Not that the dice of General Uriah A Hittite were that much better.

Our mission, to prevent them taking control of the road to the rail head. Many rail trolley pump jokes followed...

Our deployment.  We had barely enough to form a proper line, and certainly lacked reserves.  The plan was to advance on our right and deny the Union ground, although there would be the possibility of falling back to a defensive position on the woods and fence line.

We push the right forward

Our battery goes down and becomes a sink for our lack of staff officers.

General Sheridan Phil, on his vast detour flank March into the wilderness.  Three hours of incessant probing!

We expected more up the centre, but this was enough to give us pause.  Lots of them thar bluebells!

And after forcing them back on the right they proved to be too many of them.  I recovered this flank after our roll of zero staff officers and three hesitant brigades.

Our batteries do sterling work and keep the left clear.  General Phil finally begins to arrive.

I recovered that left flank, but only to reveal yet more of them.  Time was called and probably just as well.

Our reformed line in the centre after that massed battery pushed us backwards

Finally the flank March arrives, but time is up.  We have prevented their attempt to sieze the road to the rail head.  
A victory for the Gentlemen of the south.

Of course we are magnanimous in our victory, and perhaps with a little more seasoning these young boys would give us an actual run for our money!