Game Set Up Each side may setup anywhere on their side but not within 12" of the centerline. Unattached Units may be added to any brigade. Scouting: Each side may elect to scout with its cavalry. If a cav unit is used to scout it may not take part in the battle. For every scouting Cavalry unit the opponent must place 4 units on the table. After all discovered units are placed on the table the remaining units are placed on. This is done one at a time, alternating, starting with the side who had more discovered units. Simultaneous Movement/Sequence of play: Turn Sequence: Move Officers, Artillery fire, Infantry fire, Formation changes, Charges, Check morale, Movement. A unit may make one about face for free. Movement Unit : Line : Column (Columns are indicated by a chip at the head of the column). Inf./Art. : 3/0 : 6/6 Cav. : 5 : 9 Roads/down slope/charges x1.5 cumulative Rough/woods/up slope/town x.5 cumulative Rout 1.5 line rate. Water per umpire 1. If any portion of a stand is in penalty terrain, it pays. 2. Units in line advancing may move ending their move 1 1/2" right or left of dead ahead. 3. The entire stand must be in advantageous terrain to get the bonus. 4. Units may interpenetrate if forced to do so but it takes an entire turn & units must have been in bases contact. 5. Artillery may deploy in a wood edge but may not go into or through woods. 6. Artillery may pivot 45 degrees, this counts as movement. Fire Roll 6 sided dice. Every hit removes 1 strength factor from the target. You get 1 die for every combat factor. All firing stands have a 45 degree arc of fire. Mounted Cav. may not fire. All Infantry & Dismounted Cav stands are marked into 1/4 section. Only those sections that can bear on a target may fire. If only one section can fire it does so at 1/4 strength. You can only destroy as many strength points as are in a section fired on. Example: If a unit has 1 section peaking out from behind a hill & you fire on it & get 8 hits, it will only lose as many strength points as are in the targets 1/4 section. Infantry Range (Hit On) Close : contact to 4" (1-4) Medium: 4"-8" (1-3) Long: 8"-12" (1) Dismounted Cavalry Range (Hit On) [Union Dismounted Cavalry fire at double unit strength] Close : contact to 4" (1-4) Medium: 4"-8" (1-2) Artillery Range (Hit On) Canister: contact to 4" (1-4) +50% strength Close : 4"-8" (1-3) Medium: 8"-12" (1) Long* : 12"24" (1) * at 1/2 strength 1. Infantry stands may fire 45 degrees to front. 2. An Artillery stand has 3 guns. Each gun may fire independently at 1/3 the units strength. Artillery has a 45 degree field of fire. 3. Units block L.O.S.. Only Art. on a hill may fire over friendly Inf. IF the friendly Inf. is closer to the guns than the target is to the friendly Inf. in front of the guns. 4. All fire in woods is close range only. 5. Cover adds 1 to the die roll. Morale Roll 1d10 for infantry or 1d6 for Cav & Art and match or roll below the units strength value to pass morale. A unit must test for morale and apply the results immediately if/when: These are cumulative. Roll once for each that applies 1. Attempting to charge or being charged. 2. Enemy in L.O.S. of flank or rear. 3. Takes 1st casualty from Art. fire. 4. For every fire hit taken in flank or rear. 5. With-in 6" of a routing or retreating friendly unit. Units don't have to check if a routing or retiring unit is to their rear 6. Any column once for every fire hit. 7. When a friendly unit is forced through another friendly unit both units check. 8. Any casualties taken once a unit falls below 50% Failing Morale If a unit fails morale it will immediately rout & head for the closest board edge behind your lines in a straight a line as possible at charge rate. It will loose 1 strength factor every time it fails morale. Any Officer in base contact with a routing unit may roll to rally a unit in addition to the units attempt. Melee Only base sections in contact may melee. Roll 1d6 for every strength factor in sections involved. 1's are kills. The side which loses routs immediately. Ties: count off casualties & reroll until one side wins. Artillery which is deployed & forced to retreat is destroyed. Cav/Inf attacking Artillery or Infantry, which is in column, or attacking the flank or rear of an Inf line, count double. If all the strength points of both sides involved in a melee are killed no one routs. Other Melee stuff: 1. Artillery may not initiate melee. 2. Routing units have no melee value. If meleed they are removed from the game. 3. Winning Cav. that fail their morale must pursue. 4. Units below 1/2 their start strength can't charge, (unless part of a combined unit). Combining Units If an infantry unit is below 1/2 strength it may combine with another unit which is below 1/2 strength. An Officer must attach to one unit & lead it to the other in order to combine. Most Important Rule of All This is not the Bible. If you want do change or add something, do it. Have fun! 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