"Champion Hill - May 1863" Topic
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Tango01  | 13 Feb 2024 4:01 p.m. PST |
"…Champion Hill was the pivotal field action of Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign with its outcome resulting in the siege of Vicksburg. The loss of Vicksburg in turn seeing the last vestige of Rebel control over the Mississippi River. Yet for all its strategic importance the Battle of Champion Hill remains a relatively underrated engagement, at least amongst wargamers. Infrequently studied and even more infrequently refought. Indeed, we here of refights of Gettysburg or Antietam but almost never Champion Hill…"
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| companycmd | 14 Oct 2024 10:07 a.m. PST |
Nice report. I want to take this opty to announce that I will be at the Kenosha ACW Museum in Februrary running a Vicksburg scenario where all the troops of course were involved at Champion Hill. And yes, after my two years of research, I am SHOCKED how little anyone knows of the muddy water fleet and battles for the Mississippi. Abs astounding audio books and more. I plugged all the OOBs into my online database at imaginegimage.org |
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