Likely after doing a Gettysburg game and possibly campaign, the work of running an overland campaign will be my target and much more material will appear here.
For now, this will do:
Good inspiration for the next little while.
Likely after doing a Gettysburg game and possibly campaign, the work of running an overland campaign will be my target and much more material will appear here.
For now, this will do:
Good inspiration for the next little while.
A map and timeline of the pivotal month of July 1861:
Simple video explaining much of the mid 19th century battlefield.
Worthy video to see, and Lawrence Wilkerson goes into some of the Grant Presidency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGVbXz5Pvx0
Many decades after starting with assembling some models, then stopping, changing occupations, marriage and three children, the restart of a project gets to a usable stage.
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| army command stands completed for Bull Run, 1861 |
See the full forces assembled at Murdock's Marauders
The stop-start of the earlier campaign has given way to having the tools needed to run any battle in the future.
With that aim, the Union forces for Bull Run (1861) have been assembled and mustered.
Full details HERE.