Play begins at daybreak on December 13, 1862. Sunken Road on Marye's Heights: All troops occupying this position are always considered supported. The wall is (-2) for combat, (-2) for melee. Troops in the road cannot be low oil am munition during the game. Canal and Ditch: Impassable to artillery and cavalry. Rough te I rrain (-2 inches) for passage by infantry and command stands. Woods: Standard Fire & Fury rules apply. If marsh and woods, the terrain is considered rough terrain. Railroad: (-1) for fire combat and for Melee. Breastworks and abatis: Impassable to artillery and cavalry Rough (-2) for infantry All troops are considered disordered the turn after crossing Courageous Gestures: One per turn per player side may be exercised. Once a commander has done so, he may not do so again for the entire game Stafford Heights Artillery: All guns on the heights must add 2 inches to the range calculated from the edge of the board. None may mass then fire in groups of more than two batteries Reinforcement Table TIME Unit Name Arrival Point 1:00PM Whipple, Carroll C 2:00PM Doles, Rodes, Iverson, Grimes, Colquitt A 2:00PM Humphery's Division C 2:00PM Sykes Division D 2:30PM Griffin's Division C 3:00PM Sickle's Division B Order of Battle US Army of the Potomac Army of the Potomac - Major General Ambrose E. Burnside Commanding Right (hand Division: General Edwin Vose Sumner II Corps Major General Darius Couch 1st Div Brig. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock (E) BG John Caldwell 9/6/4 BG Thomas Meagher 7/5/3 Irish Bde Col Samuel Zook 7/5/4 Div Arty 1 Btty 2nd Div - Brig Gen. Oliver 0. Howard BG Allied Stilly I I /8/6 Col. Joshua Owen 7/5/4 Col. Norman Hall 9/7/5 Div Arty 1 Btty 3rd Div - Brig Gen. William H. French BG Nathan Kimball 11/8/6 Col. Oliver Palmer 7/5/4 Col. John Andrews 7/5/4 Div Arty 1 Btty IX Corps Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox 1st Div - Brig Gen William W. Burns Col Orlando Poe 7/5/4 Col Benjamin Christ 6/5/3 Col Daniel Leasure 6/5/3 Div Arty 1 Btty 2nd Div Brig Gen Samuel D. Sturgis BG James Nagle 13/10/7 BG Edward Ferrero 9/7/5 Div Arty 2 Bttys 3rd Div - Brig Gen. G.W. Getty Col. Rush Hawkins 11/8/6 Hawkins Zouaves Col. Edward Harland 11/8/6 Div Arty 1 Btty Center Grand Division - Major General Joseph Hooker III Corp General George Stoneman 1st Div - Brig Gen. David B. Birney BG John C Robinson 12/9/6 Zouaves BG JHI Hobart Wald 6/4/2 (E) BG Hiram Berry 11/9/6 Div Arty 2 Bttys 2nd Div. Brig. Gen Daniel E. Sickles BG Joseph Carr 12/10/7 (E) Col. George B Hall 11/9/6 BG Joseph W. Revere 11/9/6 Div Arty 2 Bttys 3rd Div - Brig Gen Amiel W. Whipple BG A Sanders Piatt 11/9/6 Col. Samuel Carroll 7/5/4 Div Arty 1 Btty V Corps Major General Daniel Butterfield 1st Div - Brig Gen Charles Griffin Col James Barnes 11//8/6 Col Jacob B Sweitzer 9/7/5 Col TBW Stockton 11//8/6 Div Arty 2 Btys 2nd Div Maj. Gen George C Sykes LTC Robert C Buchanan 12/8/5 (E) Regulars Maj. George Andrews 11/8/6 (1 E) Regulars BG Gouvernuer K Warren 9/7/5 (E) Fire Zouaves Div Atty 1 Btty 3rd Div - Brig Gen Andrew A Humpherys BG Erastus Tyler 10/8/5 Col. Peter Allabach 10/8/5 Div Arty 1 Btty Left Hand Division - Major General William Buell Franklin I Corps Major General John F. Reynolds 1st Div - Brig. Gen Abner Doubleday Col Walter Phelps 10/8/6 Col James Gavin 8/7/5 BG Solomon Meredith 8/7/5 (E) Iron Bde Div Arty 2 Btys 2nd Div - Brig Gen John Gibbon BG Adrian Root 6/5/3 Col Peter Lyle 6/5/3 BG Nelson Taylor 6/5/3 Div Arty 2 Btys 3rd Div - Brig Gen George G Meade (E) Col William Sinclair 8/5/3 (E) Col Albeit L Magilton 7/5/4 BG C. Feger Jackson 7/5/4 VI Corps Major General William I. Smith 1st Div - Maj. Gen William T.H. Brooks Col Alfred TA Torbert 14/11/8 (E) Col Henry Cake 11/8/6 BG David A Russell 11/8/6 Div. Arty 2 Bttys 2nd Div Maj Gen Albion P. Howe BG Calvin E Pratt 10/8/6 Col Henry Whiting 12/9/6 BG Francis L. Vinton 10/8/6 Div Arty 1 Btty 3rd Div Brig Gen John Newton BG John Cochrane 12/9/6 BG Charles Devens Jr 12/9/6 Col Thomas Rowley 12//9/6 Div Arty 1 Btty Cavalry Brigade BG George D. Bayard 10/8/5 Artillery Reserve - Brig Gen Henry J. Hunt RW 5 Btys Rctr 4 Btys Lctr 3 Btys LW 5 Btys CS Army of Northern Virginia Army of Northern Virginia - General Robert E. Lee Commanding First Corps - Lieutenant General James Longstreet Major General Lafayette Mc Laws' Division Joseph Kershaw 11/8/6 William Barksdale 8/5/3 (E) Paul J. Semmes 10/7/4 T.R.R. Cobb 10/8/5 (I Div Arty 2 Btys Major General Richard Heron Anderson's Division Cadmus Wilcox 9/7/5 W.S. Featherston 9/7/5 William Mahone 9/7/5 Ambrose Wright 7/5/4 E.A. Perry 6/5/3 Div Any 2 Btys Major General George F. Pickett's Division Richard B. Garnett 9/6/4 (E) James L Kemper 8/5/3 (E) Lewis A. Armistead 8/5/3 (E) Micah Jenkins 8/6/4 Montgomery Corse 7/5/4 Div Arty 2 Btys Br igadier General Robert Ransom's Division Robert Ransom 10/8/5 J.R. Cooke 10/8/5 Div Arty 1 Bty Major General John Bell Hood's Division Evander M. Law 11/7/5 (E) J.B. Robertson 9/7/5 (E) George T Anderson 9/7/5 Henry L. Benning (Toomb's) 9/6/4 (E) Corps Arty 4 Btys Second Corps Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Major General Daniel Harvey Hill's Division Robert Rodes 10/8/5 George Doles 9/7/5 (E) Alfred Colquitt 9/7/5 Alfred Iverson 9/7/5 Bryan Grimes (Ramsuer's) 9/7/5 Div Arty 3 Btys Major G, eneral Ambrose Powell's Division J M Brockenbrough 8/6/4 Maxcy Gregg 10/8/5 E. L. Thomas 9/7/5 J. H. Lane 10/8/5 James J. Archer 10/8/5 William Dorsey Pender 10/8/5 Div Arty 3 Btys Brigadier General Jubal A. Early (Richard Ewell's Division) Edmund Atkinson (Lawton's) 14/11/7 Robert Hoke (Trimble's) 9/7/5 James A. Walker (Early's) 10/8/5 Harry T Hays (Louisiana) 10/7/4 (E) Div Arty 3 Btys Brigadier General William B. Taliaferro (Stonewall Jackson's Division) E. F Paxton 6/5/3 (E) J.R. Jones 5/4/3 E.T.H. Warren (Taliaferro's) 7/5/4 Edmund Pendleton 7/5/4 Div Arty 2 Btys Corp Arty 6 Btys Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart's Division Fitzhugh Lee 10/8/5 W.H.F. Lee 10/8/5 Div Arty 2 Btys (Wade Hampton and WE Jones not present) Expanded Fire Chart 0 to 4" to 6" to 8" to 16" to 24" to 30" to 35" to 45" to 55" Snipers Leaders Targets Only Skirmishers 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 - CS Cavalry 1 1/2 1/2 - US CavaIry 2 1 1 - Infantry 1 1 1 - 6lbrs or 12lb How. 8 1 3 3 1 1 - Napoleons Mod 1841 s 10 4 3 3 3 2 1 - 10 Parrots 3in Ord 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 - 20/30 Lb Parrot, 4.5 inch 8 7 0 5 4 4 3 2 1 COURAGEOUS GESTURES or LAST ACTS OF DEFIANCE DIE ROLL and RESULTS (Applied to Melee Chart) 1 After riding to the front of the brigade under musket fin: the Gen hit in the head and dies instantly. (-3) 2 While on horseback a shell explodes nearby and the General is decapitated This appalls all who witness the event. (-3) 3 The General is hit by a sniper in the chest and falls from his horse mortally wounded lie is removed from the field and dies later. (-2) 4 The General bends over to pick up the flag from it wounded Color bearer he is shot in the back and falls. He is removed from the field and dies a week later (-2) 5 The General manages to grab the national colors and move to the front Of the brigade where he is hit in the neck while demanding the men follow him. Inspired by that point, they quake at the sight of his mortal wounding. (-2) 6 File The grabs the colors and begins to ride to the front of the troops while waving the colors and is hit in the arm and the leg simultaneously. He falls from his horse and draws a crowd of staff officers and men who remove him from the field (-1) 7 The General dismounts his horse and unsheathes his sword. Pushing his hat over the tip, he turns toward the men and is hit in the back. He is removed from the held by an ambulance severly wounded. (-1) 8 The General wets himself after being grazed on his ass-end by a shrapnel from all exploding shell. He is removed from the field in shock to the amusement of the men (-1) 9 The General falls from his mount. In the process, his pistol discharges in his leg and knee. The surgeons must amputate the leg and he is removed from the field by stretcher bearers to an awaiting ambulance. (-1) 10 The General rides in front of his men and attempts to grab the colors from the bearer, but he refuses to give them to the General and the entire brigade laughs out loud (0) 11 The General attempts to ride to the front of his men. His horse is shot out from under him and he is trapped beneath the animal. The General breaks his leg and is removed on a stretcher. 12 The General loses his lunch after a snipers bullet passes through his hat and is relieved by the Colonel who displays even less style. (0) 13 The General rides to the front of his troops and waves his sword. He yells "Do your duty men!" and the men follow. (+1) 14 The General rides to the front waving his sword and is hit by shrapnel but yells "follow me, I am not hurt" (+1) 15 The General dismounts and grabs the colors from a wounded bearer, yelling to his men "Give em hell!" (+1) 16 Riding to the front, the General grabs the colors and waves frantically Po inting his sword he gives a yell but never speaks. The men move forward (+1) 17 The Generals horse is hit he grabs another from a staff officer and rides to the front asking "Who will go with me?" The men go forward with a joyous shout (+2) 18 The General rides to the front of the line, pistol in hand and is hit in the hat but fires his pistol back at the enemy he yells "CHARGE MEN" They do (+2) 19 The General rides forward and grabs the colors, coat and hat struck by minnie balls but he is unscathed. He exudes confidence waving the flag. The men follow his lead with a shout (+2) 20 The General rides to the front of the men pistol in hand and flag in the other. He screams for joy and dares the bursting shells all around him. The men are overcome with bloodlust. (+3) Jumbo Fredericksburg Map (very slow: 384K) Fredericksburg Back to Rebel Yell No. 14 Table of Contents Back to Rebel Yell List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by HMGS South 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