"Re fight 1st Manassas at regimental scale???" Topic

In preparation of the 150th anniversary I was wondering if anybody has re fought the battle of First Manassas using a regimental scale of rules like Johnny Reb or Regimental Fire and Fury. Also are there any scenarios available that cover this.

Thanks

I have wanted to refight it but using DB-ACW, where each element is a battalion. That would make the game a little more manageable….

DB-ACW?

DB-ACW is a DBA variant for the Civil War. I played it at advance the colors. We played a small part of the first day at Shiloh.

I have, it can be lots of fun, especially with some special rules thrown in. I wrote a scenario book based on Johnny Reb years ago that had it. Glory Enough for All was the book. If you want a copy of the scenario I may still have one laying around. Drop me a line at danjac224atyahoodotcom

Thanks, Dn Jackson, I will contact you latter in the day.

Maybe the full battle is a little to much, has anybody done just Henry house hill?

there was a Fire and Fury scenario for Henry House Hill in Wargames Ilusstrated. I've fought it twice – 2 rebel victores.

yes, I fought it at a convention game put on by the author of RFF, Rich Hasenauer. HUGE 800-900 man regiments, VERY unwieldy, difficult to maneuver. Lots of fun with green troops and all their [-] minus modifiers for maneuver, firing, charge combat etc.

Lots of fun. And this occasion, a Union near-run victory by withstanding several Confederate assaults.

There's a First Bull Run scenario in the recent "Stonewall" scenario book by Partizan – pretty much a focus on the western half of the battle around Henry Hill etc. – still a very large scenario.

general btsherman: I'm staging a big (54mm) First Bull Run regemental game (36 players) in November down in Melbourne Australia. Would love to chat about any scenario info/ideas you have managed to put together.

mike.parker@tpg.com.au

The old first edition Stars N Bars had the armies for First Bull Run therein at regimental level. I've played it before, and it's a good fight. The sequential arrivals can make for a lot of nail-biting, and the green troops make success much more of a crapshoot.

I'm planning Henry House Hill at a local Game day (NOR-CON II) on 25 June.

We did years ago around about 1980 using the format from Cedar Mountain SPI board game, good game trouble was my morale for my Brigade was a 1 out 6, guess what I rolled 1's for my morale and 6's for shooting and everything else.

My brigade stood all day longer than Jackson Stonewall.

Played out the scenario at NOR-CON II.

Bartow, Bee, and Evans were sent packing up Henry House Hill by Burnside and Porter.

Jackson set up by the widow Henry's home and, indeed, "stood like a stone wall".

Burnside and Porter were routed away as Keyes, "Cump" Sherman, Franklin, and Willcox took up the fight. They failed to move Jackson and ended up fighting (unsuccessfully) to recover some abandoned guns between the lines.

Meanwhile, Early, Cocke, Kirby Smith, and Stuart's cavalry deployed for the Confederates and Howard arrived for the Federals.

Result: The Federals agreed they could not take the hill from Jackson and company, as the Confederate fire kept them from keeping a stable line to their front.

All in all, a fairly historical result, with lots of back-and-forth and high drama.

"Glory Enough for All was the book". I got a case of that book from a giant flea market in Maine 2 years ago for 6 bucks in yankee cash.