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; ; ; [Campaign] idOfBattle = cb_id_Campaign idOfBattle = cb_id_manassa2 IdOfBattle = cb_id_Antietam IdOfBattle = cb_id_Frederic IdOfBattle = cb_id_chanc_Multi idOfBattle = cb_id_gettys_multi IdOfBattle = cb_id_wilderness IdOfBattle = ch_id_washington ShortDescription = Campaign 1 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 1 - 1 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 1 - 2 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 1 - 3 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 1 - 4 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 1 - 5 [Campaign] IdOfBattle = TestId4 IdOfBattle = TestId2 ShortDescription = Campaign 2 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 2 - 1 FullDescription = Full Campaign Desc 2 - 2 ; ; ; up until the _ defines the type of scenario that this is. ; ; ; cbh_id_Manassa1 cbh = campaign, battle, hidden [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_Manassa1 ShortDescription = 1st Manassas DataFile = manassa1.scn Directory = manassa1 FullDescription =1st Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) FullDescription = FullDescription =(Robert E. Lee was not present. This scenario is FullDescription =included for its historical importance.) FullDescription = FullDescription =In the early summer of 1861, Confederate troops FullDescription =began amassing near Manassas Junction... In July, FullDescription =the Union Army advanced on Manassas in an attempt FullDescription =to sieze the rail junction from the Confederates FullDescription =and extend Federal occupation into northern Vir- FullDescription =ginia. Here the first major battle of the Civil FullDescription =War was fought by men with high spirits, but very FullDescription =little experience. FullDescription = FullDescription =When the battle begins, a majority of both sides' FullDescription =troops are already on the field, so reinforcements FullDescription =will not be a major factor. Both sides must avoid FullDescription =overmaneuvering their amateur armies. While the FullDescription =North has better weaponry, the South has higher FullDescription =quality men. A solid strategy for both armies... FullDescription =will be to control key points of the battlefield, FullDescription =isolating pockets of enemy troops and then over- FullDescription =whelming these pockets with the remaining units. FullDescription =(Speech continues) StartDate = July 21, 1861 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_manassa2 ShortDescription = 2nd Manassas - Multi Day DataFile = manassa2.scn Directory = manassa2 FullDescription =2nd Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) FullDescription = FullDescription =A year after the war's first major battle, FullDescription =history repeated itself at Manassas Junction. FullDescription =After successfully defeating a Union advance on FullDescription =Richmond, Lee took his army northward to bolster FullDescription =the Confederacy's dangerously thin defense in FullDescription =northern Virginia. A nervous President Lincoln FullDescription =ordered the Union force to find the Confederate FullDescription =army and defeat it. FullDescription = FullDescription =The battle begins as Confederate General Stonewall FullDescription =Jackson moves to meet the oncoming Yankees. FullDescription =Although outnumbered, Jackson's men are better FullDescription =rested and in position to establish a strong FullDescription =defensive line along the unfinished railroad and FullDescription =wait for reinforcements to arrive. The Union must FullDescription =exploit its early numerical advantage and strike a FullDescription =crushing blow to Jackson's men prior to the arrival FullDescription =of the South's reinforcements. As always, both FullDescription =sides must drive the enemy from their positions to FullDescription =be victorious. StartDate = Aug 29, 1862 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_Manassa2_Day1 ShortDescription = 2nd Manassas - Day 1 DataFile = day1man2.scn Directory = manassa2 FullDescription =2nd Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) FullDescription = FullDescription =A year after the war's first major battle, FullDescription =history repeated itself at Manassas Junction. FullDescription =After successfully defeating a Union advance on FullDescription =Richmond, Lee took his army northward to bolster FullDescription =the Confederacy's dangerously thin defense in FullDescription =northern Virginia. A nervous President Lincoln FullDescription =ordered the Union force to find the Confederate FullDescription =army and defeat it. FullDescription = FullDescription =The battle begins as Confederate General Stonewall FullDescription =Jackson moves to meet the oncoming Yankees. FullDescription =Although outnumbered, Jackson's men are better FullDescription =rested and in position to establish a strong FullDescription =defensive line along the unfinished railroad and FullDescription =wait for reinforcements to arrive. The Union must FullDescription =exploit its early numerical advantage and strike a FullDescription =crushing blow to Jackson's men prior to the arrival FullDescription =of the South's reinforcements. As always, both FullDescription =sides must drive the enemy from their positions to FullDescription =be victorious. StartDate = Aug 29, 1862 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_Manassa2_Day2 ShortDescription = 2nd Manassas - Day 2 DataFile = day2man2.scn Directory = manassa2 FullDescription =2nd Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) FullDescription = FullDescription =A year after the war's first major battle, FullDescription =history repeated itself at Manassas Junction. FullDescription =After successfully defeating a Union advance on FullDescription =Richmond, Lee took his army northward to bolster FullDescription =the Confederacy's dangerously thin defense in FullDescription =northern Virginia. A nervous President Lincoln FullDescription =ordered the Union force to find the Confederate FullDescription =army and defeat it. FullDescription = FullDescription =The battle begins as Confederate General Stonewall FullDescription =Jackson moves to meet the oncoming Yankees. FullDescription =Although outnumbered, Jackson's men are better FullDescription =rested and in position to establish a strong FullDescription =defensive line along the unfinished railroad and FullDescription =wait for reinforcements to arrive. The Union must FullDescription =exploit its early numerical advantage and strike a FullDescription =crushing blow to Jackson's men prior to the arrival FullDescription =of the South's reinforcements. As always, both FullDescription =sides must drive the enemy from their positions to FullDescription =be victorious. StartDate = Aug 30, 1862 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_Antietam ShortDescription = Antietam DataFile = antietam.scn Directory = antietam FullDescription =Antietam (Sharpsburg) FullDescription = FullDescription =With his army's morale running high after a series FullDescription =of victories, General Lee decided that the time FullDescription =was right for an invasion of the North. FullDescription = FullDescription =A victory on Northern soil would be detrimental to FullDescription =the North's morale and would give the Confederacy FullDescription =something it lacked: international legitimacy. FullDescription = FullDescription =Both armies are now equipped with weapons far FullDescription =deadlier than those of previous battles. Both FullDescription =forces are spread thin, and the battle will go to FullDescription =whomever can overpower isolated groups of enemy FullDescription =troops. The Rebels are outnumbered almost two to FullDescription =one, and must control the bridges and fords, FullDescription =keeping the Union troops scattered. The Union must FullDescription =cross the river and, using their superior numbers FullDescription =and massive artillery, launch a unified attack on FullDescription =the entire Rebel Army. Both sides should be on the FullDescription =lookout for hidden river fords. StartDate =Sep. 17, 1862 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_Frederic ShortDescription = Fredericksburg DataFile = frederic.scn Directory = frederic FullDescription =Fredericksburg FullDescription = FullDescription =While much of the North celebrated the Union's FullDescription =victory at Antietam, Lincoln realized what the FullDescription =Southern command had known all along: McClellan FullDescription =had squandered his advantage and botched the attack. FullDescription =In October Lincoln relieved McClellan and replaced FullDescription =him with Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Burnside immediate- FullDescription =ly proceeded with his plan to march to Richmond and FullDescription =end the rebellion once and for all. At the town of FullDescription =Fredericksburg, Lee determined to stop him. FullDescription = FullDescription =Lee's army has taken a strong position along a stone FullDescription =wall on a ridge west of town. The Union will be ill- FullDescription =advised to attempt a frontal assault, and a flanking FullDescription =maneuver could bring Confederate defenders charging FullDescription =off the hill en masse. If the Union does try a fron- FullDescription =tal assault, the Confederacy should dig in and plan FullDescription =a strong counterattack. This might ultimately allow FullDescription =the Rebels to drive the enemy from the field, sieze FullDescription =vast stores of supplies, and claim a major victory. FullDescription = FullDescription =Neither will receive significant reinforcements. StartDate = Dec. 13, 1862 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_chanc_Multi ShortDescription = Chancellorsville - Multi Day DataFile = multicha.scn Directory = chancell FullDescription =Chancellorsville FullDescription = FullDescription =Still dissatisfied with the ineffective Northern FullDescription =command, Lincoln again replaced the commander of FullDescription =the Army of the Potomac - this time with General FullDescription ="Fighting Joe" Hooker. Hooker resolved to avenge FullDescription =past losses by taking the town of Fredericksburg. FullDescription =To do so, he left a detachment across the Rappa- FullDescription =hannock from the town, and took his main force west FullDescription =to attack from behind. In May, Lee's scouts reported FullDescription =a large body of Federals near a clearing called FullDescription =Chancellorsville. FullDescription = FullDescription =Once again, the Confederate army is vastly outnum- FullDescription =bered and in need of Lee's unique tactical wizardry. FullDescription =Lee's force is divided in two in the wooded terrain FullDescription =around Chancellorsville, and surrounds Hooker's FullDescription =army. General Stonewall Jackson is poised to launch FullDescription =a surprise attack from the west. The Confederacy FullDescription =must take advantage of Jackson's surprise assault, FullDescription =as well as the high morale of its soldiers. The FullDescription =Union must hold off Jackson long enough to organize FullDescription =an offensive and exploit its numerical advantage. StartDate =May 2, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_chanc_Day1 ShortDescription = Chancellorsville - Day 1 DataFile = day1cha.scn Directory = chancell FullDescription =Chancellorsville FullDescription = FullDescription =Still dissatisfied with the ineffective Northern FullDescription =command, Lincoln again replaced the commander of FullDescription =the Army of the Potomac - this time with General FullDescription ="Fighting Joe" Hooker. Hooker resolved to avenge FullDescription =past losses by taking the town of Fredericksburg. FullDescription =To do so, he left a detachment across the Rappa- FullDescription =hannock from the town, and took his main force west FullDescription =to attack from behind. In May, Lee's scouts reported FullDescription =a large body of Federals near a clearing called FullDescription =Chancellorsville. FullDescription = FullDescription =Once again, the Confederate army is vastly outnum- FullDescription =bered and in need of Lee's unique tactical wizardry. FullDescription =Lee's force is divided in two in the wooded terrain FullDescription =around Chancellorsville, and surrounds Hooker's FullDescription =army. General Stonewall Jackson is poised to launch FullDescription =a surprise attack from the west. The Confederacy FullDescription =must take advantage of Jackson's surprise assault, FullDescription =as well as the high morale of its soldiers. The FullDescription =Union must hold off Jackson long enough to organize FullDescription =an offensive and exploit its numerical advantage. StartDate =May 2, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_chanc_Day2 ShortDescription = Chancellorsville - Day 2 DataFile = day2cha.scn Directory = chancell FullDescription =Chancellorsville FullDescription = FullDescription =Still dissatisfied with the ineffective Northern FullDescription =command, Lincoln again replaced the commander of FullDescription =the Army of the Potomac - this time with General FullDescription ="Fighting Joe" Hooker. Hooker resolved to avenge FullDescription =past losses by taking the town of Fredericksburg. FullDescription =To do so, he left a detachment across the Rappa- FullDescription =hannock from the town, and took his main force west FullDescription =to attack from behind. In May, Lee's scouts reported FullDescription =a large body of Federals near a clearing called FullDescription =Chancellorsville. FullDescription = FullDescription =Once again, the Confederate army is vastly outnum- FullDescription =bered and in need of Lee's unique tactical wizardry. FullDescription =Lee's force is divided in two in the wooded terrain FullDescription =around Chancellorsville, and surrounds Hooker's FullDescription =army. General Stonewall Jackson is poised to launch FullDescription =a surprise attack from the west. The Confederacy FullDescription =must take advantage of Jackson's surprise assault, FullDescription =as well as the high morale of its soldiers. The FullDescription =Union must hold off Jackson long enough to organize FullDescription =an offensive and exploit its numerical advantage. StartDate =May 3, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_gettys_multi ShortDescription = Gettysburg - Multi Day DataFile = multiget.scn Directory = gettysbm FullDescription =Gettysburg FullDescription = FullDescription =In 1863, the North's grip was tightening on the FullDescription =South. Out west, General Ulysses Grant had lain FullDescription =siege to Vicksburg, the last Confederate post on FullDescription =the Mississippi. The Union naval blockade was FullDescription =beginning to make life difficult on civilians, as FullDescription =well as soldiers. The outlook for the South was FullDescription =bleak, but Lee had one final hope: he would invade FullDescription =Pennsylvania. At a town called Gettysburg, three hot FullDescription =days in July would make or break the Southern dream. FullDescription = FullDescription =The crucial first day will determine which army FullDescription =holds the best terrain on the battlefield. Each side FullDescription =must do all it can to sieze Cemetery Ridge - the FullDescription =extended crest that runs southward from Gettysburg. FullDescription =The South must take early advantage of its superior FullDescription =numbers and drive for the ridge. The Union should FullDescription =make every effort to delay the Confederate advance, FullDescription =and take the ridge for itself in order to establish FullDescription =a defensive line there. In preparation for Day 2, FullDescription =both sides should rest during the night hours. FullDescription = FullDescription =Additional troops have arrived during the night... FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = July 1, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_gettys_day1 ShortDescription = Gettysburg - Day 1 DataFile = day1get.scn Directory = gettysb1 FullDescription =Gettysburg FullDescription = FullDescription =In 1863, the North's grip was tightening on the FullDescription =South. Out west, General Ulysses Grant had lain FullDescription =siege to Vicksburg, the last Confederate post on FullDescription =the Mississippi. The Union naval blockade was FullDescription =beginning to make life difficult on civilians, as FullDescription =well as soldiers. The outlook for the South was FullDescription =bleak, but Lee had one final hope: he would invade FullDescription =Pennsylvania. At a town called Gettysburg, three hot FullDescription =days in July would make or break the Southern dream. FullDescription = FullDescription =The crucial first day will determine which army FullDescription =holds the best terrain on the battlefield. Each side FullDescription =must do all it can to sieze Cemetery Ridge - the FullDescription =extended crest that runs southward from Gettysburg. FullDescription =The South must take early advantage of its superior FullDescription =numbers and drive for the ridge. The Union should FullDescription =make every effort to delay the Confederate advance, FullDescription =and take the ridge for itself in order to establish FullDescription =a defensive line there. In preparation for Day 2, FullDescription =both sides should rest during the night hours. FullDescription = FullDescription =Additional troops have arrived during the night... FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = July 1, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_gettys_day2 ShortDescription = Gettysburg - Day 2 DataFile = day2get.scn Directory = gettysb2 FullDescription =Gettysburg FullDescription = FullDescription =In 1863, the North's grip was tightening on the FullDescription =South. Out west, General Ulysses Grant had lain FullDescription =siege to Vicksburg, the last Confederate post on FullDescription =the Mississippi. The Union naval blockade was FullDescription =beginning to make life difficult on civilians, as FullDescription =well as soldiers. The outlook for the South was FullDescription =bleak, but Lee had one final hope: he would invade FullDescription =Pennsylvania. At a town called Gettysburg, three hot FullDescription =days in July would make or break the Southern dream. FullDescription = FullDescription =The crucial first day will determine which army FullDescription =holds the best terrain on the battlefield. Each side FullDescription =must do all it can to sieze Cemetery Ridge - the FullDescription =extended crest that runs southward from Gettysburg. FullDescription =The South must take early advantage of its superior FullDescription =numbers and drive for the ridge. The Union should FullDescription =make every effort to delay the Confederate advance, FullDescription =and take the ridge for itself in order to establish FullDescription =a defensive line there. In preparation for Day 2, FullDescription =both sides should rest during the night hours. FullDescription = FullDescription =Additional troops have arrived during the night... FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = July 2, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_gettys_day3 ShortDescription = Gettysburg - Day 3 DataFile = day3get.scn Directory = gettysb3 FullDescription =Gettysburg FullDescription = FullDescription =In 1863, the North's grip was tightening on the FullDescription =South. Out west, General Ulysses Grant had lain FullDescription =siege to Vicksburg, the last Confederate post on FullDescription =the Mississippi. The Union naval blockade was FullDescription =beginning to make life difficult on civilians, as FullDescription =well as soldiers. The outlook for the South was FullDescription =bleak, but Lee had one final hope: he would invade FullDescription =Pennsylvania. At a town called Gettysburg, three hot FullDescription =days in July would make or break the Southern dream. FullDescription = FullDescription =The crucial first day will determine which army FullDescription =holds the best terrain on the battlefield. Each side FullDescription =must do all it can to sieze Cemetery Ridge - the FullDescription =extended crest that runs southward from Gettysburg. FullDescription =The South must take early advantage of its superior FullDescription =numbers and drive for the ridge. The Union should FullDescription =make every effort to delay the Confederate advance, FullDescription =and take the ridge for itself in order to establish FullDescription =a defensive line there. In preparation for Day 2, FullDescription =both sides should rest during the night hours. FullDescription = FullDescription =Additional troops have arrived during the night... FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = July 3, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_get_dayonetwo ShortDescription = Gettysburg - Days 1 and 2 DataFile = day12get.scn Directory = gettysbm FullDescription =Gettysburg FullDescription = FullDescription =In 1863, the North's grip was tightening on the FullDescription =South. Out west, General Ulysses Grant had lain FullDescription =siege to Vicksburg, the last Confederate post on FullDescription =the Mississippi. The Union naval blockade was FullDescription =beginning to make life difficult on civilians, as FullDescription =well as soldiers. The outlook for the South was FullDescription =bleak, but Lee had one final hope: he would invade FullDescription =Pennsylvania. At a town called Gettysburg, three hot FullDescription =days in July would make or break the Southern dream. FullDescription = FullDescription =The crucial first day will determine which army FullDescription =holds the best terrain on the battlefield. Each side FullDescription =must do all it can to sieze Cemetery Ridge - the FullDescription =extended crest that runs southward from Gettysburg. FullDescription =The South must take early advantage of its superior FullDescription =numbers and drive for the ridge. The Union should FullDescription =make every effort to delay the Confederate advance, FullDescription =and take the ridge for itself in order to establish FullDescription =a defensive line there. In preparation for Day 2, FullDescription =both sides should rest during the night hours. FullDescription = FullDescription =Additional troops have arrived during the night... FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = July 1, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_get_daytwothr ShortDescription = Gettysburg - Days 2 and 3 DataFile = day23get.scn Directory = gettysbm FullDescription =Gettysburg FullDescription = FullDescription =In 1863, the North's grip was tightening on the FullDescription =South. Out west, General Ulysses Grant had lain FullDescription =siege to Vicksburg, the last Confederate post on FullDescription =the Mississippi. The Union naval blockade was FullDescription =beginning to make life difficult on civilians, as FullDescription =well as soldiers. The outlook for the South was FullDescription =bleak, but Lee had one final hope: he would invade FullDescription =Pennsylvania. At a town called Gettysburg, three hot FullDescription =days in July would make or break the Southern dream. FullDescription = FullDescription =The crucial first day will determine which army FullDescription =holds the best terrain on the battlefield. Each side FullDescription =must do all it can to sieze Cemetery Ridge - the FullDescription =extended crest that runs southward from Gettysburg. FullDescription =The South must take early advantage of its superior FullDescription =numbers and drive for the ridge. The Union should FullDescription =make every effort to delay the Confederate advance, FullDescription =and take the ridge for itself in order to establish FullDescription =a defensive line there. In preparation for Day 2, FullDescription =both sides should rest during the night hours. FullDescription = FullDescription =Additional troops have arrived during the night... FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = July 2, 1863 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_wilderness ShortDescription = Wilderness DataFile = wilderne.scn Directory = wilderne FullDescription =Wilderness FullDescription = FullDescription =Having proven his tactical skill in the western FullDescription =theater, Union Gen. Ulysses Grant was placed in FullDescription =command of the entire Union war effort in 1864. FullDescription =Grant, the North hoped, would succeed where so many FullDescription =had failed. In May, he set out to capture Richmond FullDescription =and end the war. The Confederate Army was ragged FullDescription =and worn thin from four years of fighting, but Lee FullDescription =was not licked yet. The two military giants, Grant FullDescription =and Lee, would meet in the thick forested brush in FullDescription =an area known as the Wilderness. FullDescription = FullDescription =This battle is a brutal slugging match in unforgiving FullDescription =Virginia terrain. The Confederacy must make full use FullDescription =of the forests and hills to stall the Union advance FullDescription =and counter the North's advantage of superior numbers. FullDescription =Southern reinforcements will arrive on Day 2... The FullDescription =Union should attack Rebel positions relentlessly in an FullDescription =effort to beat the South before reinforcements arrive. FullDescription = FullDescription =Day 2: The Confederate command should rush fresh FullDescription =reinforcements to the front as quickly as possible... FullDescription = FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = May 5, 1864 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_day1wild ShortDescription = Wilderness, Day 1 DataFile = day1wild.scn Directory = wilderne FullDescription =Wilderness FullDescription = FullDescription =Having proven his tactical skill in the western FullDescription =theater, Union Gen. Ulysses Grant was placed in FullDescription =command of the entire Union war effort in 1864. FullDescription =Grant, the North hoped, would succeed where so many FullDescription =had failed. In May, he set out to capture Richmond FullDescription =and end the war. The Confederate Army was ragged FullDescription =and worn thin from four years of fighting, but Lee FullDescription =was not licked yet. The two military giants, Grant FullDescription =and Lee, would meet in the thick forested brush in FullDescription =an area known as the Wilderness. FullDescription = FullDescription =This battle is a brutal slugging match in unforgiving FullDescription =Virginia terrain. The Confederacy must make full use FullDescription =of the forests and hills to stall the Union advance FullDescription =and counter the North's advantage of superior numbers. FullDescription =Southern reinforcements will arrive on Day 2... The FullDescription =Union should attack Rebel positions relentlessly in an FullDescription =effort to beat the South before reinforcements arrive. FullDescription = FullDescription =Day 2: The Confederate command should rush fresh FullDescription =reinforcements to the front as quickly as possible... FullDescription = FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = May 5, 1864 [Battle] idOfBattle = b_id_day2wild ShortDescription = Wilderness, Day 2 DataFile = day2wild.scn Directory = wilderne FullDescription =Wilderness FullDescription = FullDescription =Having proven his tactical skill in the western FullDescription =theater, Union Gen. Ulysses Grant was placed in FullDescription =command of the entire Union war effort in 1864. FullDescription =Grant, the North hoped, would succeed where so many FullDescription =had failed. In May, he set out to capture Richmond FullDescription =and end the war. The Confederate Army was ragged FullDescription =and worn thin from four years of fighting, but Lee FullDescription =was not licked yet. The two military giants, Grant FullDescription =and Lee, would meet in the thick forested brush in FullDescription =an area known as the Wilderness. FullDescription = FullDescription =This battle is a brutal slugging match in unforgiving FullDescription =Virginia terrain. The Confederacy must make full use FullDescription =of the forests and hills to stall the Union advance FullDescription =and counter the North's advantage of superior numbers. FullDescription =Southern reinforcements will arrive on Day 2... The FullDescription =Union should attack Rebel positions relentlessly in an FullDescription =effort to beat the South before reinforcements arrive. FullDescription = FullDescription =Day 2: The Confederate command should rush fresh FullDescription =reinforcements to the front as quickly as possible... FullDescription = FullDescription = (Speech continues) StartDate = May 6, 1864 [Battle] idOfBattle = ch_id_washington ShortDescription = Washington DataFile = washingt.scn Directory = washingt FullDescription =Washington FullDescription = FullDescription =(Robert E. Lee never marched the Army of North FullDescription =Virginia on the Union capital. This scenario is FullDescription =provided purely for its entertainment value.) FullDescription = FullDescription =The Union Army has a strong line of defense, FullDescription =studded with massive forts. These forts are armed FullDescription =with mighty concentrations of immobile artillery. FullDescription =The best Confederate line of advance will be down FullDescription =the western side of the battlefield, where the FullDescription =forts have been destroyed and the Union artillery FullDescription =is much weaker. The Union defense is formidable, FullDescription =but its artilley cannot move. FullDescription = FullDescription =The South should concentrate its force against one FullDescription =or two forts at a time, while remaining as much as FullDescription =possible out of firing range of the Union artillery. FullDescription =The South's goal should be to capture a fort and FullDescription =split the Union line. The Union army should prevent FullDescription =this at all costs. It will have to respond to the FullDescription =Confederacy's maneuvers, reinforcing any embattled FullDescription =portions of its line. The North should do all it FullDescription =can to prevent the Rebels from capturing its forts. StartDate = June 1, 1864 [Battle] idOfBattle = cb_id_Campaign ShortDescription = DataFile = Campaign.scn Directory = manassa1 FullDescription =1st Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) FullDescription = FullDescription =(Robert E. Lee was not present. This scenario is FullDescription =included for its historical importance.) FullDescription = FullDescription =In the early summer of 1861, Confederate troops FullDescription =began amassing near Manassas Junction... In July, FullDescription =the Union Army advanced on Manassas in an attempt FullDescription =to sieze the rail junction from the Confederates FullDescription =and extend Federal occupation into northern Vir- FullDescription =ginia. Here the first major battle of the Civil FullDescription =War was fought by men with high spirits, but very FullDescription =little experience. FullDescription = FullDescription =When the battle begins, a majority of both sides' FullDescription =troops are already on the field, so reinforcements FullDescription =will not be a major factor. Both sides must avoid FullDescription =overmaneuvering their amateur armies. While the FullDescription =North has better weaponry, the South has higher FullDescription =quality men. A solid strategy for both armies... FullDescription =will be to control key points of the battlefield, FullDescription =isolating pockets of enemy troops and then over- FullDescription =whelming these pockets with the remaining units. FullDescription =(Speech continues) StartDate = July 21, 1861