American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

As a relatively new member of the ACWGC I am interested in advice from my fellow gamers in grey. I have played several scenarios from different games with similar results: defeat! I sustain significantly higher casualties from artillery and infantry fire than my opponents. I also seem to lose the initiative far too soon in the game. I could use some tactical advice to help me win a few for our team.

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Brigadier General Dwain Cunningham
3rd Brigade/3rd Division
II Corps/AofT/CSA

I think a lot of it depends on multiple factors. I am newer and working out some of these issues myself.

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Lt. Col. Cunningham Suh,

We will be in touch by courier.

If you want to win, get advice from a winner.

My record: 14 victories, 5 draws, 7 defeats.

No reason under heaven we should not whip these Yankees regularly.

<salute!>

Gentlemen,

please feel free to discuss your "tactics" here. I would like to know more also.

I would like to know your tactics and strategies for all campaign games, please.

day 1 at Gettysburg? your thoughts?

Antietam?

please, go on...

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Brigadier General Kevin Koch
2/2/VI
AotS

my advice is as follows....

It may be your choice of opponents or scenarios.

Playing opponents with over 250 engagements is not recommended if you want to have an occasional win.

Play opponents with similar won/lost if possible, till you become better at your craft.

Remember......You are a beginner, you should be playing opponents with the same level of experience.

Meeting engagements are usually the most balanced scenarios.

Playing someone with lots of experience usually means he has played the scenario before.....that will give him an advantage.

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Lt. Gen. C. N. Matthews
Pickett's Infantry Division, I Corps,
Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

Gentlemen <salute>

As a freshly promoted Captain, I would be interested in this discussion. Wouldn't it be prudent to carry on this discussion in the Southern Raiders War College? So our conversation was secure from Yankee spies and provocateurs.

Most respectfully,

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Captain Rogers <salute>

Suh, I was going to suggest the same.

Well done!

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General Neal Hebert
Edward C. Walthall Division (2nd aka "Gator Alley")
II Corps, Army of the West
CSA Cabinet Secretary

Sir,

Where do I find the Southern Raiders War College?

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Brigadier General Dwain Cunningham
3rd Brigade/3rd Division
II Corps/AofT/CSA

Gentlemen.

Please.

The Union is well aware of the Southern strategy of throwing down your weapons at first effort and running home like the wind to hide behind your momma's hoop skirt.

No need to hide from the truth.
Be men and embrace it.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson would say, no man can violate his own nature.

Any time, any place.

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Brig. Gen. L.T. Korotko
1/1/VI/AotS
The Bucktails

General Korotko <salute>

Suh, you seem to have forgotten the AotS "Fall Offensive" last year. I'll provide you a snippet from one of our reports to refresh your memory:

"The AotS conceeded the contest some time back, however there are still battles ongoing. The latest battle to be completed was today, a Major Victory for our forces! The score now is 9 victories, 4 draws, and 1 defeat with 2 battles still in progress. General Ringbloom has vowed revenge this autumn,........"

Seems we never did hear from General Ringbloom about his "revenge". The only thing "offensive" about your army's little foray was the pounding you took. There's no need to hide from the truth, be men and embrace it.

Highest regards,

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General Neal Hebert
Edward C. Walthall Division (2nd aka "Gator Alley")
II Corps, Army of the West
CSA Cabinet Secretary

Gents I am quite happy for yanks to slur us in our own taverns, I am doing it to them all the time in theirs Plus their efforts are a bit weak.

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General Cam McOmish

Brigade Commander
Alabama State Volunteers
Cleburne's Division
Hardee's Corps
(1/1/1)
Army of Tennessee
Confederate States of America

Generals! <salute>

And Kernel, (puff of smoke in general direction).

Aye, my AotS has taken a beating.
But we learn and come back for more.
Never offended by a loss or a challenge.

Nor do we allow challenges to go unanswered.

Until we meet on the field, (or Mrs. Miggin's shop), I remain respectfully yours, and disdainfully that of poorly mannered junior officers.

Sincerely

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Brig. Gen. L.T. Korotko
1/1/VI/AotS
The Bucktails

Hmmm, Fall offensive... what year was that?

I am sure Jeff Davis and General Lee were saying similar things in 1864.

"well, we whupped y'all in '62"

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Brigadier General Kevin Koch
2/2/VI
AotS

Ahem!
There is a blue suit in my closet, but I cannot resist a comment or two.
I have the same problem. He shoots, I lose 30 men; I shoot, and maybe get a fatigue hit, or one or two of his men if I am way lucky!
But I have experienced some wins lately because my adversaries have tended to fight themselves out of a winning situation, only because they want to follow a strategy different from that followed in the original production. I would suggest you read a little about the battle, and try to see what the winning strategy was, and don't be afraid to copy it.
Also, don't be passive. If you surrender the initiative you will come up short every time.
Just my two cents.
J

John Ferry
LTC 2/20th Corps

General Koch <salute>

Suh, my compliments!

I was simply offering a reminder to General Korotko after his rambling about throwing down our arms and such. I would likely have simply observed had he directed his comments specifically at the gentlemen of the Army of Alabama. This was not the case, and I was inclined to reply.

What General Lee and Jefferson Davis were saying in 1864 is irrelevant, your last encounter against the Army of the Mississippi was a disaster. The previous encounter against Gator Alley in the "Gator Challenge" was only marginally better, and we're currently kicking the tar out of General Fantini's team in "Gator Vengeance" to atone for the lone defeat suffered there.

If you boys want to try and regain some semblance of honor, bring it to the Natchez Trace Tavern and we'll see what might be arranged for the new year.

Highest regards,

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General Neal Hebert
Edward C. Walthall Division (2nd aka "Gator Alley")
II Corps, Army of the West
CSA Cabinet Secretary