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The ACWGC's
25th Anniversary
Year of Tourneys

See the Matchups and Results for the 

Border Madness Challenge!

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McDowell (Feb. 15, 1862)  Price's army has withdrawn from Crane Creek to McDowell to protect his rear, with General Curtis and 2 divisions in direct pursuit.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

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- -

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.

Union Member

Confederate Member

Result

Points

Kevin Wenker

Sam Rogers

Union Victory

1

Steve Trauth

Steven Donlon

Union Victory

1

Victor Nelson

Gerald Jensen

Confederate Victory

1

Chris Hopper

Tom Phillips

Union Victory

1

Earle Cook

Tim Miller

Union Victory

1

Dirk Gross

Will Treuting

Draw

0

Ed Lytwak

Todd Hively

Union Victory

1

Jim Pfluecke

Lyle Smith

Union Victory

1

George Denney

Jan Welleman

Confederate Victory

1

Kevin Wenker

Steve Griffith

Draw

0

Confederate Points

2

Union Points

6

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