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Scenario #1
WDS Ozark cc c2u1: Battle of McDowell (19 Turns)
McDowell (Feb. 15, 1862) Price's army has withdrawn from Crane Creek to McDowell to protect his rear, with General Curtis and 2 divisions in direct pursuit. Meanwhile, the Federal flanking force of another 2 divisions under General Sigel arrives northwest of McDowell to cut off Price's retreat. The Confederates need to hold onto McDowell and heights around it to safeguard a retreat over the creek during the night.
Union Member
Confederate Member
Result
Points
Richard Lim
Lyle Smith
Union Victory
1
Kevin Wenker
Giovanni Boffi
Confederate Victory
1
Lucas Kling
Patrick Mossier
Union Victory
1
David Danner
Tom Phillips
Union Victory
1
Kyle FitzMaurice
John Kesson
Union Victory
1
Victor Nelson
Andreas Wessling
Union Victory
1
John Rodriguez
Gerald Jensen
- -
- -
Ernie Sands
Ed Blackburn
- -
- -
Kenneth Crist
Jan Welleman
Confederate Victory
1
Frank Ward
Tim Isgro
Union Victory
1
Confederate Points
2
Union Points
6
Scenario #2
WDS Ozark chcvn c1u1: Battle of Cane Hill (27 Turns)
Cane Hill, Nov 28,1862 - In this variant, Cooper's and Watie's Indian Brigades are moving up from the Indian Territory to reinforce Marmaduke at Cane Hill.
Union Member
Confederate Member
Result
Points
Kevin Wenker
Tyler Knapp
Union Victory
1
Steve Trauth
Gerald Jensen
Confederate Victory
1
John Rodriguez
Will Treuting
Confederate Victory
1
Olivier Bianchi
Sam Rogers
Union Victory
1
Victor Nelson
John Kesson
- -
- -
Dirk Gross
Lyle Smith
Union Victory
1
Mark Oakford
Giovanni Boffi
Confederate Victory
1
George Denney
Nick Kunz
Union Victory
1
Earle Cook
Alex Krolikowski
Confederate Victory
1
Michael Dowling
Todd Hively
Union Victory
1
Bill Schwartz
Tom Phillips
Draw
0
Mitch Johnson
Steve Griffith
Union Victory
1
Confederate Points
4
Union Points
6
Scenario #3
WDS Ozark wc c1u1: Battle of Wilson's Creek (23 Turns)
Battle of Wilson's Creek (variant) In this variant, Lyon scraps Sigel's flanking march. He takes a more conservative approach and attacks from the north with his entire force.
Union Member
Confederate Member
Result
Points
Richard Lim
Todd Hively
Draw
0
Aldo Miccio
Steve Griffith
Draw
0
Mitch Johnson
DW Mallory
Union Victory
1
Ed Lytwak
Mike Hemer
Union Victory
1
Olivier Bianchi
John Kesson
Union Victory
1
Steve Trauth
Alex Krolikowski
Confederate Victory
1
Kyle FitzMaurice
Jan Welleman
Union Victory
1
George Denney
Patrick Mossier
Confederate Victory
1
John Rodriguez
Andreas Wessling
Confederate Victory
1
Bill Schwartz
Will Treuting
Confederate Victory
1
Frank Ward
Tyler Knapp
Union Victory
1
Confederate Points
4
Union Points
5
Scenario #4
WDS Forgotten: 058-640409 (H) Pleasant Hill
(Historical 20 minute turns) On April 8th, Richard Taylor's Confederate army stopped Banks' Red River column at the Battle of Mansfield, or Sabine Crossroads. The Union forces were decisively whipped and routed from the field. As they retreated, however, they passed through fresh troops of the 16th and 19th Corps who took up a defensive position at Pleasant Hill. Taylor's army, reinforced by a fresh contingent from Arkansas, meets Emory's Division of the 19th and A.J. Smith's hard-bitten veterans of the 16th Corps. The forces are closely balanced. Anything can happen.
Union Member
Confederate Member
Result
Points
Aldo Miccio
Alex Krolikowski
Confederate Victory
1
Steve Trauth
Lyle Smith
Union Victory
1
Olivier Bianchi
Nick Kunz
Confederate Victory
1
Mitch Johnson
Blake Strickler
Confederate Victory
1
Kyle FitzMaurice
Ed Blackburn
Union Victory
1
Mark Oakford
Tyler Knapp
Union Victory
1
Bill Schwartz
Gerald Jensen
Confederate Victory
1
Michael Dowling
Tom Phillips
Confederate Victory
1
George Denney
Steve Griffith
Confederate Victory
1
Frank Ward
Tim Miller
Union Victory
1
Confederate Points
6
Union Points
4
Scenario #5
WDS Forgotten: 51-640220 (H) Olustee
(Historical 20 minute turns) Olustee--or Ocean Pond, Florida Abraham Lincoln wanted to establish a Union presence in Florida to launch the state on the road to reunion, as was happening in Louisiana, Arkansas and other states, but it is sometimes dangerous for political motives to dictate military operations. In one particular, Olustee was a lot like the big battle at Chickamauga, five months earlier. The similarity is that in both instances, they were the only game in town. In September '63, Gettysburg had been fought, Vicksburg had been captured, and for different reasons the armies involved were inactive.. By February 64, the Battle of Chattanooga had been fought and won by the Union, and the armies were girding up for the spring of 1864. When Truman Seymour invaded Florida, there was not a lot of pressure elsewhere to prevent the Confederacy from strongly reinforcing Joe Finegan's little army. The result was two closely matched forces, with the rebels fighting on their home turf, just like Chickamauga. The three forward objectives are situated on the terrain where the battle actually took place.
Union Member
Confederate Member
Result
Points
Kevin Wenker
Todd Hively
Union Victory
1
Charles Cummins
Miguel Ruiz
Draw
0
Olivier Bianchi
Will Treuting
Confederate Victory
1
Kyle FitzMaurice
Alex Krolikowski
Confederate Victory
1
Michael Dowling
DW Mallory
Confederate Victory
1
Mitch Johnson
Tyler Knapp
Union Victory
1
Bill Schwartz
Lyle Smith
Draw
0
Kenneth Crist
Tim Miller
Union Victory
1
Frank Ward
Steven Donlon
Union Victory
1
Mark Oakford
Tim Isgro
Rebel Victory
1
Ken Jones
Tom Phillips
Union Victory
1
Confederate Points
4
Union Points
5
Scenario #6
WDS Forgotten: 070-640610 (H) Brice's Cross Roads
(Historical 20 minute turns) (R = Revised OOB, with unit ratings generally revised upward.) In the summer of 1864, W.T. Sherman is leading a campaign to capture the City of Atlanta. To supply the Union armies, Sherman must depend on a 500 mile long supply line, mostly railroads, that snake north all the way to the Ohio River. He is confronted by the Army of Tennessee, under General Joe Johnston, but one of his greatest concerns is the vulnerablity of his supply line, and the Confederates have just the man to exploit the vulnerability: Maj Gen Nathan B. Forrest, AKA the "Wizard of the Saddle," but referred to by Sherman as "That Devil Forrest." An expedition is outfitted in Memphis under Br Gen Samuel Sturgis, and sent into the hinterlands of Mississippi to kill or capture Forrest. Sturgis has a division each of cavalry and infantry, substantially outnumbering Forrest, but Forrest does not hesitate. He collects his scattered forces and plots a collision course to stop the Yankee invasion. It is June 10th, a dreadfully hot day in the piney woods of Mississippi. Union cavalry presses on in search of an enemy who is only too glad to be found, leaving the infantry division to catch up.