"LSHM Texas: Battle of Antietam Johnny Reb" Topic

Joe Shaefer and Grant Hopwood and others from the Lone Star Historical Miniatures (LSHM) club in Texas fought the Battle of Antietam in 15mm using Johnny Reb rules.

Starting turn 1, the Confederate generals decided it was best to retreat from holding the two most advantageous positions on the battle field.

This took out most of their artillery for four turns. The union exploded through their left flank sacrificing a number of brigades with charges to cause the break through.

The union brigades in the middle of the corn fields occupied the attention of the rest of the Confederate guns, while union calvary sneaked up inch by inch on their right flank. By turn 6 things were bad for the confederates, and by turn 9 it was game over with both their flanks gone.

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I ran this with JR2 back in 1990s and it was a bigger table than the one in the pictures. Must be JR3. I remember on the 2nd turn a CS battery fired across the table and hit the 2nd Wisconsin which rolled snake eyes and routed. The subsequent chain reaction caused the entire elite Iron Brigade to route. But they did come back.

There was some fighting the day before as it grew dark. So the next morning (turn 1) there was the 42nd Pa. prone facing a CS brigade which promptly charged it. To the surprise of the CS player, the 42nd was armed with breechloading rifles and proceeded to blow the lead CS regiment away.

The union had 20lb Parrots across the river near the Union HQ and they actually fired indirect at the Confederates. It took us two days to play it. It was one of the best gamming experiences I ever had.

I ran this with JR2 back in 1990s and it was a bigger table than the one in the pictures. Must be JR3. I remember on the 2nd turn a CS battery fired across the table and hit the 2nd Wisconsin which rolled snake eyes and routed and the chain reaction caused the entire elite Iron Brigade to route. But they did come back.

There was some fighting the day before as it grew dark. So the next morning (turn 1) there was the 42nd Pa. prone facing a CS brigade which promptly charged it. To the surprise of the CS player, the 42nd was armed with breechloading rifles and proceeded to blow the lead CS regiment away.

The union had 20lb Parrots across the river near the Union HQ and they actually fired indirect at the Confederates. It took us two days to play it. It was one of the best gamming experiences I ever had.

Rallynow, Almost the same thing happened to me in a JR3 game of Antietam except it was the Texas Brigade.

It was that battery JEB Stuart commanded on Nicodemus Hill. Just barely in range. It was a real lucky shot, but it forced a morale roll. Then there went the Iron Brigade routing almost off the board. But it came back.