American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

"Major Johnson! Get your troops in line and clear
those cavalrymen from my front! Put a battery on line
and give 'em some hot shot

> Cella
>
> 10am Ity all seemed simple enough. The courier told
> Col Monroe that they were to pull back. In his
> youthful excitement he forgot to mention that the
> 76th was to be relieved by reinforcements, Thus as
> Col Monroe was ordering his unit back, the
> reinforcements from Doubledays Divison was entering
> the orchard. Chaos reined and Monroe paniced.
> "fall back, fall back " he wound up shouting in a
> high voice. His inflection upset the men and many
> started to break, Corporal Adams and Sargeant Kearns
> quickly grasp the situation and rallied their men.
> Other noncoms did the same but it was no use and
> gradually the enitire unit fell back in chaos
> towards and into the edge of Gettysburg.
>
> General Wadsworth watched in dismay. "That damned
> Monroe " he muttered, Quickly he headed towards the
> confused unit, He rode back past General Reynolds
> command and shouted what he was doing as he rode
> past. Reynolds quickly decided to follow and the met
> the 76th as it was just ready to fall apart. Seeing
> their Divioson and Corp commanders caused them to at
> least stop their flight,
>
> Adams and Kearns counted heads. Edwards, he of the
> sore ankle was missing but the rest of the men were
> okay except for French who had pulled a leg muscle.
> -Tony-
>


Colonel Tony Best
Army of Georgia