Just churning the Pot that is the Forum...with conversation.

[Gen.DixonS.Miles]

Now that Civil War II has had time to stew and become well-handled for the most part by its players, I just wanted to see if any can recount some of there campaigns with the rest of us. What were some of your greatest wins on the campaign field? What were greatest losses? Did you recover and how hard hitting were they? It can take as long as needed with as many post as you require.

For starters I'll recount my own, albeit briefly: I recently played as the union in the full civil war scenario and it was about the summer of 1862 in middle Tennessee. Just the previous winter I had pushed through Kentucky, Missouri, Forts Henry & Donelson, Island 10 and Nashville. I had establishing a line cutting horizontally through Tennessee extending to as far as Murfreesboro and Carthage. I then spent several turns biding my time, reinforcing, refitting and shoring up my troops from the previous campaign as well as established new forces too act as rear guard and garrisons. Now with the newly dubbed Army of the Cumberland (Previously Kentucky Department, then Army of the Ohio) under the command of George B. McClellan I sent out a few brigades to act as a reconnaissance of sorts too feel out the dispositions of the Confederates then under A. S. Johnston and Van Dorn. Upon the occupation of Pulaski and Winchester by these forces, who were assigned to General Whipple, I discovered that A.S. Johnston had been amassing forces in Tuscumbia for reasons I could not deduce other than it was probably strategically placed there as it was a by-way of sorts between Corinth and Chattanooga. I withdrew General Whipple's force after a brief scrape with some Alabama regiments and Texas cavalry which didn't do much harm ( A brief fight in Winchester, about 3000 rebs with no cannon vs. Whipple with 2 infantry brigades and 12 artillery)

I wanted to right then go on the offensive, I ordered a Corps under Erasmus Keyes (1100 power) to occupy and deter a crossing of the River at Savannah (Johnston reacted by moving to the defenses near Corinth). The only other corps I had was under John J. Foster in Nashville who I had ordered to directly march south to Columbia. The reason being as by next turn Johnston by next turn advanced against Keyes! Keyes out strengthened by Johnston's entire force opted to retreat to Pulaski. Johnston did not stop advancing by the end of the turn appeared right square in the region between where I had moved Foster and Keyes in Pulaski. Foster's corps had around 1300 power round, Keyes near 900 with the overland retreat. It seemed to me that Johnston neglected to bring his entire force along for the march. A force of 1200 power was under his direct command while a small corps of his suddenly appeared in Decaturville. Not wanting to lose this golden opportunity too destroy Johnston in detail, I ordered an assault by Foster from the North and a Conservative attack from the south by Keyes, Keyes would reach the field first so he would hold Johnston in place no getting into general battle but keeping his attention whilst Foster poured in from the north across the Duck River.

To deal with the Smaller corps advancing north under Earl Van Dorn was a force of 900 power under John Pope acting under orders from George Rosecrans. Its aim was to at least precipitate its retreat and/or if events justify destroy it in its entirety.

[H Gilmer3]

I won my first big game as Union, but I put the AI on default and that seems like it might be easy settings. Anyway, supply was on easy settings. So, after I win, I'm patting myself on the back on how good I've gotten and decide to look at settings and was pretty disappointed.

During the fights, I lost Cairo to a pretty powerful army 4000+ and I didn't mean to do it, but then I had a mastermind idea (in my opinion). I moved two fleets and blockaded the Southern Access to Cairo by water and moved a similar sized army under Grant, a zone North and we sat there for awhile and we entrenched. Finally, they decided to try and break out over several turns and Grant chewed A.S. Johnson, I believe, up pretty good.

[minipol]

My last 2 games I played as the South. Won once by early december 1861 and the 2nd time by late december 1861.
Taking Washington always seems to seal the deal after taking lot's of smaller forts in the West and a few bigger cities.
Making the North pay with heavy casualties seams to help a lot.
Now I'm gearing up to try the South a 3rd time at the most difficult setting.

[Pocus]

That should be interesting. Just try to not make too gamey things though.