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Is the number of attachable corps dependent from the strat. rating?
Lee had 14 already and then no more were possible to attach.
I try to get as many as possible 2 star generals since only corps commanders will benefit from the army commanders rating. Usually I invite Athena to capture any less defended city in the river system and Forrest with always new 1 Star leaders, eager to promotion waits for just this and will destroy this army in the very next round, my best result was 5 promotions out of 6 1 star generals in a single round. For this I never attack Cairo or defend my rear towns in the river system with more than militia.
And what is the performance of independent brigades within a corpes in comparison to a division general of 3/1/1 rating?
Divisions under a good leader rating suffer far less, that is for sure, but this 1 Star 3/1/1 or 3/0/0 seem to loose as much casualties as unattached brigades in a corps. Found out that unattached sharpshooters in a corps are very likely to be destroyed in a battle, arty much less so. The biggest influence on casualties between divisions in a corps is the ability of the leader to perform next round or not, but that is may be a matter of game adjustment.
And does an aid de camp, as far as I understand a general of 4 stat rating or more really help? Only in armies or even in corps?

Hm, enough for the moment

I think the aide-de-camp thing is broken. If it isn't, I just haven't figured out exactly how to use it.
I thought the corps limit was SR+4 because of experience in the 1862 campaign, but if Lee can attach 14... the question here would be, how did you get enough troops to form 14 corps?
Divisions in a corps will attack enemy divisions, and independent brigades will just act as a reserve or attack extra enemy units. The thing you discovered with average/weak leaders might have to do with the fact that weak leaders confer less of a bonus to their troops, so enemies are more likely to survive to inflict damage on your units.
Sharpshooters can be easily destroyed because they have only 10 or 15 hits, as opposed to infantry and cavalry, which have 20. Artillery are support units, so they don't get engaged in battle or damaged as readily. Artillery not organic within a brigade can be captured.

If you play 61 scenario, you can build up huge armies, no limitations, it is not very historical for the south.
62 scenario is quiet different, much more challenging, more real, WM is the big problem.
But for 61 it is more the question how to get the right 2 star generals promoted and I described that.

Max corps is strategic rating + 6 i think... it's gotta be on the manual