"Since ancient times, men have stolen one another's cattle. They've done so for various reasons: greed, hunger, adventure, prestige. In the Old West, cattle rustling was elevated to a fine art, involving "mavericking" and brand manipulation through the use of the proverbial "long rope and a hot iron." But never in the history of cattle stealing in America has there been a more blatant display of strategy, nerve and determination than that shown by Gen. Wade Hampton and his force of rebel cow thieves.
Wade Hampton, the third in as many generations to bear the name, was descended from an illustrious military family. His father, a wealthy South Carolina planter, had served with distinction as Andrew Jackson's aide during the Battle of New Orleans, and his grandfather had fought as a lieutenant colonel of cavalry during the Revolution, and was a brigadier general in the War of 1812. In his youth, Wade III was reputed to go off bear hunting armed only with a knife; legend has it that he slew some 80 bears that way.
As a young man Hampton followed another family tradition and served in the South Carolina Legislature. When the state seceded from the Union, he enlisted as a private in the state militia, but was commissioned a colonel by the governor. He raised his own unit – "Hampton's Legion" – consisting of six infantry and four cavalry companies, as well as a battery of artillery. Ultimately, he served as J.E.B. Stuart's senior subordinate, and as commander of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia upon Stuart's death. Known for his behind-the-lines raids, he built a reputation as one of the South's boldest and most brilliant cavalrymen…"
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Remember the movie. Good one, still with some technical problems (repeating scenes).
Anyone play this as an skirmish game?
Amicalement
Armand
adds artillery to his soft-plastic Union forces.
