Anyway the early half of '62 saw the Confederates win 6 battles to the Unions 4. The six attacks included 2nd Norfolk, which I drew to try and make up for losing it, 2nd Harper's Ferry and 2nd Gettysburg.
The campaign map.
The battlefield was a bit of a bummer with a creek crossed by a single bridge cutting it in to. I decided to deploy my artillery limbered up, throw them across the bridge and deploy as my own troops push across the creek. My opponent Rowan would push up to the creek and try and keep me on my side. T
On my left the planned seem to be going well as I threw two regiments across the creek ... until the "Old Rivals" card came out Rowan's hand. This meant that one regiment, my Eagar Recruits (namely the Tigers) would stay put as their comrades charged forward. Now facing superior numbers the result is rather predictable and the 6th Virginia is driven back.
On the right the artillery was badly shot up whilst limbered and though they deployed there were no longer enough firepower to see off the enemy cavalry. The gunners retreat back across the creek as the Combined Volunteers move forward.
On the left things settle into a prolonged fire fight which my boys are slowly losing. On the right the cavalry has dismounted and is holding the woods but unable to drive off the union artillery. A good round of shooting sees 3 of my units break taking my army over its break point. And so Norfolk remains in Union hands.
With recruiting and attrition my army remains about the same size but my artillery arm remains reduced.
