Gettysburg, day 3, southern end of the "fish hook" - hypothetical

  What if... Lt. General Longstreet supported Pickett's Charge with an attack at the southern end of the "fish hook" on Cemetery Ridge ?  Let's find out using an adapted version of  Bob Cordery's "Portable Wargame" system without the squares.   Please click on the photos to enlarge.

Units involved are: Maj. Gen. David Bell Birney, who just assumed command of the 3rd Corps, and his 1st division supported by several artillery batteries. 
                               4 brigades (Lang, Wilcox, Wright and Mahone) from Anderson's 1st division, 3rd Corps (A.P. Hill) assisting Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws and his 2nd division of Longstreet's 1st Corps. 

Stepping off ...

Stirring music and the sound of cannon

           More stirring music and more cannon fire

           Stirring music, musket & rifle fire and the constant roar of the cannon 

Poor dice rolls in close combat dooms the Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge.

The PA 114th holds.

Maj. Gen. McLaws was severely wounded by cannon fire in early action. The Union barely held on for the slimmest of victories. 

A fun time at the Wednesday Afternoon Retired Gamers (WARG) get together.  

Gamer's Guild & SPI

 

EAMON

EAMON was an early (1980s) make your own text adventure game for the Apple II computer. I was privileged to be part of its development.

 Blood Feud - Eamon Wiki

ImagiNations: the State of Ennui

 

Take Two, ECW 1643

 Royalist initiative, Trained Horse advance across field 

 Royalist initiative, Artillery takes hit, while Raw Shot holds off Royalist advance

 Royalist initiative, though Parliaments Raw Shot offers strong resistance on the ridge

 Royalist initiative, as they overwhelm the ridge on turn 5

 Royalist initiative, Royalist Shot advances while Horse repositions itself to advance on the village.

Parliament initiative, and their Trained Shot bloodies the Royalist Horse Command before falling back through the village

A Royalist victory. With persistent Royalist initiative keeping pressure on raw troops in a precarious position, the Parliamentary force did well to delay the Royalist advance for as long as it did. And, there was no random event to shake things up.

                                                    Parliamentary Pike & Shot Units

Another perspective on "the 1643 Battle of Ripple" ECW

Setting up the Minifig 15mms for a look at Alan Saunder's Battle of Ripple Field 1643 scenario using his English Civil War rules.

 Looking North of the village of Ripple

 Parliament troops 

 Parliamentary Cavalry 

 Royalist shot approach from the North

                                                                              Royalist cavalry

Remembrance of things past, vol. 7

Hair Curler Armies