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Confederate army deployed on
the outskirts of New Market |
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| Union army deployed |
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| Confederates advance |
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| Union advances |
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| Imboden's cavalry brigade Confederate right flank |
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| Artillery shooting proves effective |
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| Confederate cavalry line up charge |
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| Union infantry advance in the centre |
Last Sunday Craig, Gary, Rob, Rick and I met down at the Vikings Club in Lanyon for the Canberra Regional Wargames Group's monthly meeting. We played an ACW Valor and Fortitude game, the scenario was the Battle of New Market 1864. Craig, Gary and Rick commanded the Union forces, while Rob and I commanded the Confederates. The Union army had a numerical advantage but their reinforcements came on in turn two with Tibet's cavalry brigade and turn four with Thorburn's infantry brigade. The Union army couldn't take a trick and the Confederates had all the luck in the game. The Union losses steadily mounted throughout the game and their reinforcements had little impact. In the end a last ditch Union infantry charge failed, it was a comprehensive Confederate victory with three Union brigades broken.
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Wyncoop's dismounted cavalry on the Union
right flank is blow away |
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| Union cavalry arrive on the table |
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| Union cavalry charges |
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Confederate cavalry charge the flank of
a Union infantry regiment near the road |
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| Union losses are mounting |
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| Cavalry combat |
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| Confederates have all the luck in the game |
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Union reinforcements are needed
but have little impact |
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| Last ditch Union infantry charge fails |
