With visitors from Canberra & England we had a good turnout for an ACW battle.
The battle started with 2 Union brigades camped on the table.
The actions started with a Confederate Division coming on the near end of the table, another Confed Division coming on at the middle of the RH edge & a Union cavalry brigade on the middle LH edge.
The two Confederate Divisions immediately moved to attack the Union brigade at the railway station.
The Union brigade tried to make a defensive line as it was attacked from two sides. The other Union brigade & cavalry are moving to try to support them.
The Union brigade is being overwhelmed before their comrades can get up.
The 2nd Union brigade has pushed back the rear guard of the 2nd Confederate Div, but too & the Union cavalry is holding onto the railway station, but too late, the 1st Union brigade has been destroyed.
The Union counterattack has run out of steam & the Union conceded the battle.
It was a tough scenario for the Union, but their 1st brigade should have deployed falling back to the station rather than deploying forward to meet the attack. This would have bought them a bit more time - maybe enough for their comrades to save them.
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