Editor's Note: This one's an oldie but goodie first printed many years ago. So break out your copy of Campaigns of Robert E. Lee and fight one of the great what-ifs of the War. 19.11 Mine Run - 1863: By the end of 1863, both sides had transported substantial forces out of the eastern theater in an attempt to influence the fighting in the West. The remaining units were themselves worn down by the heavy attrition of the Gettysburg Campaign. Under heavy pressure to do something, the Union Army prepared to launch a winter offensive. If he moved quickly, Meade could catch the rebels unprepared. This scenario begins Nov. 20th 1863 (Turn 1) and ends Dec. 5th 1863 (Turn 3). The first two turns are in November and the last is in December. CONFEDERATE PLAYER SET UP Max. Operations Effort Level: 5 Initial WEP Total: 75 Initial Ammo Supply Points: 16 Initial Morale Level: 3 Replacement Step Rate: 2 per turn Forces: at Orange (2330): Leader LEE (Army Commander) Army of N. Virginia HQ 2 x Army Reserve Guns Leader STUART (Cav Corps marker) 1 x Gun 6 x 4 - Cavalry Bdes. (all reduced 1 Step) Leader EWELL (Brvt *** Corps Commndr) II Corps HQ 11 Corps Artillery Battalion with 2 Guns 1x 4 Brigade 3 x 4 - Brigades (all reduced 1 Step) Leader EARLY 1 x 4 - Brigade 3 x 4 - Brigades (all reduced 1 Step) Leader JOHNSON 3 x 3 - Brigades 1 x 4 - Brigade (reduced 1 Step) Leader RHODES 1 x 4 - Brigade 3 x 3 - Brigades at Louisa Courthouse (2533): Leader A.P.HILL (Brvt***Corps Commdr) III Corps HQ III Corps Artillery Battalion with 2 Guns Leader ANDERSON 1 x Gun 1 x 4 - Brigade 3 x 3 - Brigades 1 x 4 - Brigade (reduced 1 Step) Leader HETH 1 x 4 - Brigade 1 x 3 - Brigade 3 x 4 - Brigades (all reduced 1 Step) Leader WILCOX 4 x 3 - Brigades Depots and Supply Capacity Orange (2330) 4 Leader Pool: Breckinridge, Gordon, Kemper, Lawton, Fitzhugh Lee, Mahone, Ramseur, Walker UNION PLAYER SET UP Max. Operations Effort Level: 6 Initial WEP Total: 135 Initial Ammo Supply Points: 20 Initial Morale Level: 3 Replacement Step Rate: 2 per turn Forces: at Culpepper (2428): Leader MEADE (***rank Army Commdr) Army of the Potomac HQ 3 x Army Reserve Guns Leader PLEASONTON (Cav Corps marker) 2 x Guns 3 x 4 - Cavalry Divisions Leader NEWTON I Corps marker 1 x Gun 1 x 8 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 2 x 5 - Divisions Leader WARREN II Corps marker 1 x Gun 2 x 8 - Divisions (all reduced 1 Step) 1 x 5 - Division Leader FRENCH III Corps marker 2 x Guns 1 x 12 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 1 x 10 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 1 x 8 - Division at Brandy Station (2627): Leader SYKES V Corps marker 1 x Guns 1 x 12 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 1 x 8 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 1 x 6 - Division (reduced 1 Step) Leader SEDGWICK VI Corps marker 2 x Guns 1 x 12 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 1 x 10 - Division (reduced 1 Step) 1 x 8 - Division Depots and Supply Capacity: Culpepper (2428) 4 Brandy Station (2627) 2 Leader Pool: Humphreys, Sigel, Slocum, Smith, Wadsworth, Wright MAP Back to Art of War Issue # 22 Table of Contents Back to Art of War List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by Clash of Arms Games. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com