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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Some WDS 4.04 Comments |
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:16 am
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| "On emerging from the woods, we encountered a charge of cavalry. When my section was made aware of the enemy’s approach, the cavalry was not fifteen yards distant. The command "Gallop” was then given, and the rout was made in the greatest confusion. Previous to our encounter, several regim... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Who Commanded the Union Army at the Wilderness? |
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Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:31 pm
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| That's an odd one. I suspect it was done due the game engine having no provision for a leader above the level of Army Commander. The game ranks Grant as an Army Commander but with no army under his command and, as Blake says, "Grant is a supernumerary". Additionally, the game fixes Grant i... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: An Unsolvable Mystery? |
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:02 pm
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| The shark was easy to find at Murfreesboro. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7b5c37_96ecd84d60fd45089d660ec99730e150~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_232,h_229,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/Shark.jpg I have heard tale of the witches but haven't found them. My first place to look was in Salem which is at the corner of the ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: An Unsolvable Mystery? |
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:32 pm
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| I don't think it helps solve the mystery BUT ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Bobdobbs.png It's "the figurehead of a parody religion - J. R. "Bob" Dobbs ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._%22Bob%22_Dobbs ) from the The Church of the SubGenius ( https://www.subgeni... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: JTS vs. WDS Gettysburg Map - Which is Right? |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:10 pm
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| Plum Run has historically been notorious for flooding. Whenever a big rain comes, even today, it can get bad. At the moment there's a huge issue because the park service allowed beavers to construct dams there and multiply so there is a big lake in that area now. But from a historical context, I th... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: JTS vs. WDS Gettysburg Map - Which is Right? |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:57 pm
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| I tend to think the marsh should be there. The creek on the maps is known as Plum Run. The three hexes of marsh north of the ones near Devil's Den should probably not be there. I found this reference ( https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/what-happened-at-the-devils-den-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg/ ) w... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Strategic Command Series Games |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:31 pm
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| Thanks for the insight Paul. I agree with you on the War in the East to ACW. I think it would be great. Im going to fire up GG and check it out for myself, maybe try some CWII as well. Why not? I own them right? I will let you know what my opinion is as well, see if either of them are worth playing... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Strategic Command Series Games |
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:21 pm
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| I shied away from GG's War Between the States as I felt it was less of a wargame than Strategic Command-ACW and more of a 'strategic' game. I'd love GG to develop an ACW game similar to the WWII War in the East which I think is a great game. I usually play WitE about once a year and am currently pla... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:04 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I think I have now resolved the matter. Long story short, I now believe that the most likely route that Jones took was the one described by Blake, along the east-west trail that crosses Little Rocky Run about 1400 yards from Blackburn's Ford NOT the crossing closer to Centreville using the Braddock ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:24 pm
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| Nothing definitive yet and I have to move off and do some other (far less interesting) things. Here's what I've found so far. [Don't forget I believe in the scenario the positions of Davies and Blenker should be swapped.] Miles Report ( https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077730186&s... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:28 pm
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Ha, that could be so. That map shows a very different situation to that portrayed in the Gottfried map. Where's it from?
I'll look into it some more. We'll get a definitive answer somehow. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:50 pm
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| The centre of Centreville is only just off Gottfried's map to the north. The point where you see an arrow emanating from 31 NY (pointing to a circled 4) is Hex {127,31} in the Bull Run scenario. Should the CSA enter that hex then Miles Division will be released from their 'Fixed' status. . You are ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:08 pm
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| Enjoy the book. The bonus section on Ball's Bluff is very interesting (not recommended for the squeamish - a fearful slaughter of the Union ). The centre of Centreville is only just off Gottfried's map to the north. The point where you see an arrow emanating from 31 NY (pointing to a circled 4) is H... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:31 pm
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| FYI - A much more interesting conversation might be re-evaluating why Miles's Division is perpetually FIXED in the historical battle. But that's a can of worms best left closed I think. You know I can't resist looking into things, just to see if it is a can of worms or something else. Researching M... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Ewell & Holmes at First Bull Run |
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:04 pm
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| I know that Ewell's brigade spent the battle counter-marching and was not truly engaged in the Battle of First Bull Run but what of Holmes' Brigade? From what I gather, Holmes was part of Ewell's command. Did this mean that he and his men also did not take part in the battle? Holmes's small brigade... |
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