Gentlemen of the Hill,
  I'm glad to announce that the II Battle of the Hill
  came to its conclusion!
  Started on April 14th, 2006
  it lasted for 37 turns and was
  joined by 9 players belonging to the
  two formations.
  Lt. General Chuck Jensen,
  replacing General Alex Ruhrmann,
  lead the Northern Army to the Victory,
  obtaining a Draw with Advantage over the Southern Army,
  under command of Maj. General Jerry Wells,
  replacing General Anthony W. Hill.
  Having followed the game from its start,
  I have to admit that this was not a battle to be remembered
  in the war history as a fine piece of military art.
  Anyway, I think it was a real clash of wills!
  Bot the two teams and above all the two players, Jensen and
  Wells, who fought until the end, never lost the will to win this
  battle and, as a matter of fact, the USA was able to snatch the
  final victory from the CSA's hands only in the last two turns of
the game, reducing, turn after turn, the advantage of more than
  2,000 victory points!
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  Here are some figures to better describe the batte:
  - Northern Army's initial strength: 38,799 points (ratio 1.44).
     30,450 infantrymen
     10,600 cavalrymen
     28 artillery guns
     133 horse artillery guns
     13 supply wagons
     1,290 ammunition rounds.
  - Southern Army's initial strength: 26,894 points (ratio 0.69).
     25,800 infantrymen
     6,200 cavalrymen
     27 artillery guns
     62 horse artillery guns
     16 supply wagons
     1,640 ammunition rounds.
  Final strengths:
  - Northern Army
     18,425 infantrymen (12,025 killed, wounded or captured - 39%)
     5,800 cavalrymen (4,800 killed, wounded or captured - 45%)
     148 guns (13 destroyed or captured - 8%)
     1,086 ammunition rounds (204 fired or captured - 16%)
     Maj. General Samuel P. Heintzelman, wounded
     Brig. General Daniel H. Rucker, killed
     Brig. General Hugh B. Ewing, killed
     Brig. General Robert O. Tyler, captured
     Brig. General Innis N. Palmer, captured
     Brig. General John S. Phelps, killed
     Brig. General Adin B. Underwood, killed
     Brig. General William P. Benton, captured
     Brig. General Thomas J. McKean, captured
     Brig. General David H. Williams, wounded
     1 x Colonel, killed
  - Southern Army
     12,750 infantrymen (13,050 killed, wounded or captured - 51%)
     3,500 cavalrymen (2,700 killed, wounded or captured - 44%)
     16 guns (73 destroyed or captured - 82%)
     1,417 ammunition round (223 fired or captured - 14%)
     Maj. General Thomas J. Jackson, wounded
     Brig. General Harry T. Hays, captured
     Brig. General Tyree H. Bell, wounded
     Brig. General James E. Slaughter, captured
     Brig. General Thomas L. Rosser, wounded
     Brig. General Daniel S. Donelson, captured
     Brig. General William H.F. Payne, killed
     Brig. General Mosby M. Parsons, killed
     1 x Colonel, wounded
  More details will follow in the II Battle of the Hill's web page.
  As per Maj. General Wells's request:
  "Having commanded the Southern Army for the latter portion of the battle of Shiloh,
  I respectfully request that battle honors be bestowed on two batteries and their crews.
  These batteries inflicted great injury on the enemy throughout the day,
  withstood assault after assault, stood firm when the infantry assigned to protect them broke to the rear,
  and finally (against great odds) managed to leave the field of battle with all guns they had been assigned
  (except those destroyed during the battle). The batteries referred to are:
  1st Florida Battery, Roma Brigade, Italian Division
  5th Virginia Horse Artillery, Bucker's Brigade, Forrest's Division"
  the 1st FL Art. Battery and the 5th VA H.Art. Battery
  both receive now the "Shiloh" battlename for future memory of their actions.
  Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the players partecipating.
  General Simone Tombesi,
  Hill Challenge's Master
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