Part 2 of the Jackson Gamers 1864 game
Reeves Crossing
Photo by Jim Pitts
Sansing's Confederate infantry, supported by an artillery battery, line the stone fence across the stream in front of Hamilton's Union division behind the split rail fence. Hamilton's division commander and one of his brigadiers can be seen encouraging their men to stand fast and shoot low.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Meanwhile on the Union right, Hamilton's first brigade exchanges rifle fire with Sansing's Confederates while Hamilton's second brigade begins to cross the stream to eventually outflank Sansing.
Photo by Jim Pitts
With Estes' Confederate cavalry on the road, a number of Young's infantry advance to attack the town, defended by one of Jim Pitt's regiments.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Back on the Union left, Sean Pitts' grey coated Confederates form line after line as they steadily advance towards Stribling's outnumbered defenders.
Photo by Jim Pitts
As Hamilton's regiments lining the split rail fence in the foreground, in the background Young's Confederate infantry press their attack on the town.
Photo by Jim Pitts
A Lowe's balloon view of Young's developing attack against the town
Photo by Jim Pitts
A desperate group of gamers! Actually these are the victorious and joyful Confederate commanders (From left to right) Bill Estes, Sean Pitts, Phil Young, and Ed Sansing. Those grimaces are expressions of joy!
Photo by Jim Pitts
A Lowe's balloon view of Sean Pitts' Confederate regiments closing up to the railroad berm against Stribling's two regiments. The very left end of Jim Pitts' battle line can seen at the very bottom of the picture.
Photo by Jim Pitts
A close-up of the Union corps command group. As the corps commander peers at the battle through his binoculars, his aide examines the map - trying to see if they are lost. His standard bearer keeps a sharp eye for Confederate sharpshooters.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Three of Young's Confederate regiments assault the town, held by one of Jim Pitts' regiments - an understrength one at that.
Photo by Jim Pitts
On the Union left, Stribling's outnumbered infantry have fallen back from the railroad berm under the heavy pressure from Sean Pitts' Confederates. At the bottom center of the image, Stribling's division commander exhorts his men to hold fast. The heavy terrain that Sean Pitts had to move through was more of a hindrance than the Federal troops. Once he got clear of the woods, Pitts gained fire superiority and rolled up the Federal left.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Meanwhile in the center, Young's Confederates have seized the town, but Jim Pitts' has rallied his brigade and, led by the corps commander (right foreground) attacks to try to retake the town.
Photo by Jim Pitts
But after a hard fight, Jim Pitts' weary, outfought brigade retires, leaving the Confederates in possession of the town.
Note the colored morale rating ring on the flag of the many of the infantry regiments. A unit's morale rating is unknown in these rules, until it has "seen the elephant." Once it has come under enemy fire and had to test morale, it's morale rating will be shown by the presence of a green (2 points), blue (3 points) or gold (4 points) ring placed on the standard. This unit is a gold (as good as it gets) but has already lost half of its' strength. The Zouaves in the woods next to this unit also have been shot up, but not quite so severely.
Photo by Jim Pitts
Finally arriving on the Confederate left flank, Estes' weary cavalry advance past Sansing's fleeing infantry. Night falls as the weary Union troops, their left and center in complete disarray, retire from the field, covered by Hamilton's division.
SO - Who won this battle?
The result was that the Union lost the town, and got shot up also. The Rebels' victory condition was to take the town. The Federals victory condition was to hold it. The boys in gray won!
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