Fox's Gap, Sept. 14, 1862-AAR

This is an AAR of my solo game of the morning battle of Fox's Gap, September 14, 1862. The scenario is for Regimental Fire & Fury.The rules I'm using are Regimental Fire & Fury and the figures are 15mm.   The scenario is 10 turns.

 Here are the initial deployments:

Union:

Center looking towards the right flank:















The 23rd Ohio lead by future President Rutherford B. Hayes on the Union left:















Confederate:

Right Flank and Center:



General Garland leading two North Carolina regiments onto the field:

 

Turns 1 & 2

First blood.   The 23rd NC attacks a small unit of WV Cavalry acting as a picket towards the crest of the mountain and with one volley drives them from the field, but not before the cavalry inflicted a stand loss on the North Carolinians and disordered them:

The Ohio regiments under the command of Colonel Scammon advance on the Union right/center:

The 30th Ohio, a large regiment, moves up to avenge the WV cavalry.   The 23rd NC fires first (in RFF defensive fire occurs before fire by units whose turn it is) but still being disordered its fire is ineffective. The North Carolinians brace themselves for a return volley from the fresh Union regiment--which proceeds to roll  a "1"!  The 23rd NC dodges a bullet (pun intended):

Meanwhile, on the Union left, Colonel Rutherford, facing being flanked by the 5th VA cavalry, has decided discretion is the better part of valor and has withdrawn his 23rd OH regiment back into the woods while  refused the left flank:

This was the situation at the end of Turn 2:  I'll continue the report in further posts.