Historical Overview
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The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
Leader
Take 3 Command Cards
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Confederate Army
Leader
Take 3 Command Cards
You move first
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Victory
6 Flags
Special Rules
None
Historical Overview
In December 1861, Gen. Samuel R. Curtis took command of the Union Army of the Southwest and was instructed to drive the Confederates out of Missouri. Van Dorn, newly appointed commander of Confederate forces in Arkansas, joined with Price and McCulloch and had grand plans to reinvade Missouri, take St. Louis, and then move against Grant from the north. Rather than attack head on against Curtis’s men, who were drawn up in a good defensive position, Van Dorn planned to march around the Union right flank and attack them from the rear.
By midmorning on March 7, Van Dorn’s leading division, under Price, had reached a position north of Elkhorn Tavern. Unfortunately, his second division, under McCulloch, had fallen behind. Van Dorn ordered McCulloch to strike south and attack toward Leetown, several miles west of Elkhorn Tavern. This resulted in two separate engagements being fought. Curtis was alerted to the Confederate flank march and managed to reorganize his defenses to face north instead of south.
He sent Col. Eugene A. Carr’s division to block Price, while his remaining three divisions moved toward Leetown.
Near Elkhorn Tavern, Carr had occupied strong defensive positions on top of the Pea Ridge plateau. Following a prolonged artillery barrage, the Confederates attacked.
Carr’s troops fought stubbornly and gave ground slowly. Toward dusk, Carr was able to withdraw his battered regiments.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
Samuel R. Curtis
Take 10 Command Cards
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| 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Confederate Army
Earl Van Dorn
Take 10 Command Cards
You move first
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| 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Victory
12 Flags
Special Rules
None
Modified Epic Rules
1. You may play one ARMY card or 1-3 field cards.
2. Counter Attack may be counter an played ARMY or Field card of your opponent.
3. Some field cards, which allows you order units in 2 or 3 sections, counts as 2 or 3 played cards. These cards are noticed as Field 2 or Field 3 cards.
4. Each section may get only a field card.
5. After turn, you may draw 2 cards (observe hand limit)
6. If you play at least one Scout card, you may draw 3 cards and keep 2 (observe limit of hands)
7. A field commanders, which get no card, are allowed to make a INI roll. Roll one die and order a unit, which symbol is shown.
A flag forces one of your units to retreat. If a XSW is rolled, one unit loose one figure.
Modified Tactic Cards:
- Assault: up to 6 units in section
- Force March: up to 6 units in section
- Rally: Roll 1 die for each command card you hold (including the played rally).
For all symbols, a block of this unit symbol is recovered, in any/different section(s).
Historical Overview
The Battle of Pleasant Hill was fought on April 9, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War, near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, between Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks and Confederate forces, led by Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
Nathaniel P. Banks
Take 3 Command Cards
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| 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Confederate Army
Richard Taylor
Take 4 Command Cards
You move first
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Victory
6 Flags
Special Rules
Pleasant Hill is worth 1 flag towards victory for the Confederate side when occupied by any Confed unit OR if all hexes of the town and hill are clear of Union forces. The Confederate starts with 1 Victory Flag because of this rule.
Confederate reinforcements: Reinforcements arrive on Turn 2 as indicated on the map.
[The units have been placed where they arrive with the green lined fields.]
Historical Overview
The battle was fought on March 26th to 28th, 1862 in New Mexico. It was also known as La Glorieta Pass. John P. Slough faces William R. Scurry.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
Slough
Take 4 Command Cards
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| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Confederate Army
Scurry
Take 4 Command Cards
You move first
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| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Victory
5 Flags
Special Rules
The building hex counts as a flag toward victory criteria when held by a Confederate unit.
As long as the unit remains on the building hex, it continues to count towards the Confederate victory total.
If the unit moves off the hex or is eliminated, it no longer counts.
Historical Overview
The battle opened on the morning of December 7, with Union Gen. Herron crossing the Illinois River and deploying his troops on Hindman's right. Herron opened an intense two-hour artillery barrage on the Confederate position. Herron then ordered an advance on the hill rather than waiting for Blunt to arrive. When his men arrived at the Roger and Borden farms they found themselves under a fierce Confederate counterattack from Maramaduke and Brig. Gen. Francis A. Shoup.
The Confederates then counterattacked, but were first halted by Union canister, and then moved forward again. Just when it looked as if the Confederate attack would roll up Herron's troops, Blunt realized that Hindman had intercepted Herron first. Furious, Blunt ordered his troops to march to the sound of the guns and they met the Confederate attack and drove them back to the ridge.
As night came, neither side had won. Although the battle ended as a tactical draw, it was a strategic victory for the Union army because they remained in possession of the battlefield, and Hindman, with no reserves, was forced to retreat, which established Union control of northwest Arkansas.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
Frances J. Herron
Take 6 Command Cards
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| 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Confederate Army
Thomas C. Hindman
Take 6 Command Cards
You move first
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| 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Victory
7 Flags
Special Rules
The Illinois River may be crossed only at the bridge.
Historical Overview
As Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis's Union army advanced in January 1862, Sterling Price abandoned Springfield, determined to join forces with Benjamin McCulloch in Arkansas. Marching south along the Telegraph Road, the Missouri State Guard conducted a fighting retreat for four days, as Curtis followed closely. When Price reached the Arkansas state line, Price was reinforced by Col. Louis Hébert's brigade and took over as the Confederate rear guard.
Hébert, in an attempt to slow the Union pursuit, deployed his forces near Dunagin's homestead. Curtis's Union forces, strung out from the long march, had difficulty deploying for battle. Price sent two regiments to Hébert to assist, but after a lively skirmish and more Union troops arriving at the battlefield, the outnumbered Confederates withdrew.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
Eugene A. Carr
Take 4 Command Cards
You move first
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| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Confederate Army
Louis Hébert
Take 4 Command Cards
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Victory
4 Flags
Special Rules
None
