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Issue 11 (Spring 2006)
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| From the Editor’s Desk by Scott Mingus |
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| Editor Scott Mingus discusses Johnny Con, the first all Johnny Reb gaming convention, which was held on May 20-21, 2006 in New Albany, Indiana. | |
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| Missed Opportunity? Trimble’s Attack on Cemetery Hill: Wednesday, July 1, 1863 by Scott Mingus |
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| Scenario: Trimble’s Attack on Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg Day One Type: Hypothetical Date: July 1, 1863 This hypothetical scenario involves one of the truly great what-ifs of the entire Civil War. What if Ewell had attacked the disorganized Union Army on Cemetery Hill on the evening of July 1? Would the attack have changed the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg and the war? Or could the Union veterans have withstood the Southern onslaught? |
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| Vicksburg Campaign – Part 2: Battle of Champion Hill: May 16, 1863 by Scot Gore | |
| Scenario: Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi Type: Historical Date: May 16, 1863 The Battle of Champion Hill was the decisive action of the Vicksburg Campaign in hindsight. After Grant had pushed Pemberton off of Champion Hill and forced him back to Vicksburg, the Siege became a (rather bloody, as it turned out) formality. Author Scot Gore recommends only experienced players attempt this large scenario, which was originally designed for convention play. |
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| Sons of the South: Unit Histories of Select Southern Regiments: 25th Virginia Infantry by Robert Sweeney |
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| Robert Sweeney uses the H. E. Howard book covering the 25th Virginia to give a page long briefing of the battles in which the regiment participated. In addition, a full color 15mm (I think) regimental flag is provided as well. I like this idea and hope to see more of these articles in the future. | |
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| Hoover’s Gap: Wednesday, June 24, 1863: Beech Grove, Tennessee by Scott Mingus |
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| Scenario: The Battle of Hoover’s Gap Type: Historical Date: June 24, 1863 The Battle of Hoover’s Gap occurred during the Tullahoma Campaign of summer 1863 in middle Tennessee. |
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| ACW Gaming With Kids by Joe LePard |
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| Joe LePard covers some easy ways to ease children into a game of miniatures wargaming with the goal of bringing new blood into the hobby. He also offers a small beginner’s scenario designed specifically with children in mind. | |
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| Ask John Hill |
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| The topics in this version of Ask John Hill include splitting batteries into sections, using balloons in JR3, larger regiments and their handling in JR3, and numerous questions on charges. | |
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| A Furrowed Landscape: Creating Plowed Fields for the ACW by Doug Kline |
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| Plowed fields are an extremely common terrain feature on a Civil War battlefield. Doug Kline, terrain guru extraordinaire, devotes only a short paragraph to the purchase of ready made fields, and goes into great detail on making your own. Doug describes using ready to finish resin, corduroy, or gel medium to complete these fields. | |
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| The Sutler’s Corner: Variable Order Counters |
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| Reviewed by Scott Mingus |
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| Scott reviews these variable order counters from Fox Bases. These bases are a quick and easy replacement for the numerous counters one needs to issue orders in JR3. Instead of searching for the chit you need, you simply set the variable order counter to whatever order you want to issue. | |
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| Dranesville, Friday, December 20, 1861: Fairfax County, Virginia |
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| Scenario: Battle of Dranesville, Virginia Type: Historical Date: December 20, 1861 McClellan sent elements of McCall’s Division across the Potomac River into northern Virginia to intercept a foraging expedition under J. E. B. Stuart in the winter of 1861. This scenario depicts the resulting action in which Stuart was driven back with over 200 casualties. |
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