As Gen. Wilkes noted, the ANV has been completely wiped out. We stopped at noon on the third day with the Rebel army down to about 20,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry and 225 guns with no ammo for either guns or infantry. The AoP still numbered 54,000 infantry, 11,000 cavalry and 307 guns. My artillery ammo supply was still almost as large as the South starts with on day one. I still had adaquate supplies of small arms.
I didn't use any Hail Mary tactics since I wanted to show the Union army could stand toe to toe with the Rebel army for three days. The trick is on day one not to get trapped into losing the battle. If the Union army is intact on the afternoon of day two, then they have a sure win. All I did was keep contact, let my artillery do the work, and if the Confederate tried to stand I would just use my superior numbers to out flank his position.
In our battle this lead almost to equal casualties throughtout the first two days and into the morning of the third. About mid morning of the third day the Rebel army just could counter the flanking movements fast enough and they closed around 10,000 men. After that it was just clean up.
The one interesting thing I did find out from this battle is the two armies have about the same amount of small arms supplies. The Union has about 20 men per supply point compared to 18 for the Rebels. I think we on the Southern side think we have less because having to be constantly on the attack during the first two days tends to use it up fast. The Union being on defense just doesn't burn up as much ammo.
General Kennon Whitehead
Chatham Grays
2/3/IV AoM (CSA)
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