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It has been a victory for the Confederacy… but a confused one because at brigade level there was much mismanagement and uncoordination… also at divisional level if you ask me…
Lee arrives in the field… confers with Ewell and A.P.Hill but decides to wait for Longstreet…
On the Union side, the most difficult of manoeuvres is succesful… retreat under pressure of a bigger Army… and reorganization on the high ground.
JEB Stuart still away and Lee in the dark.
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The solo wargame (or reenacment as I prefer to call them) is going on quite historically.
Summing up, Lee does not want a general engagement without Longstreet which is the farthest of the action.
Barlow’s Division has got a piece of high ground on the extreme Union right flank but his position is “in the air”… with lots of space empty behind him… and he is under heavy pressure.
The Union center is holding up before uncoordinated attacks.
Enjoy!
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Buford is fighting a delaying action under heavy pressure… Reynolds has been shot by a Reb sharpshooter (leading from the front).
XI Corps is going through Gettysburg.
Ist Union Corps is going to relieve Buford’s Cavalry.
Rodes (from Ewells Corps has arrived to the North of town)
Penders is in a traffic jam behind Heth.
The Union secures the high ground on Cemetery Hill. The Second brigade from XI Corps is posted there.
Quite panoramic perspective.
Enjoy!
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Here we go!
I know it is not very quick wargaming at all. BUT I like them quite historical (times of arrival etc).
It is impossible to detail ALL te dice throws and you will excuse me for not detailing them!
Enjoy!
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Battle is about to start.
I am going to take my time with that one.
I enjoy the step by step approach following the books you all have…
Enjoy!
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On of the advantages of a permanent table and wargaming solo (sometimes I call it reenacment) is the use of TIME!
Some people like my layout some don’t.
No matter what it is really functional.
Enjoy!
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Finally there!
Today I build up the scenario for the first day of Gettysburg (1st July).
No troops in it yet.
Hope you like it. Troops from both sides are converging on it!
Enjoy!
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Made some pics today showing variants or different ways to base minis in a standard 60x30mm stand.
All minis are 6mm Baccus and the buildings are all Leven.
After building a collection of brigades in an orthodox way (meaning two lines of 12 minis and 4 skirmishers forward… as recommended on the most popular rules). I started to think that what really mattered was the Brigade stand per se. So it existed leeway to the way you could glue or organize the minis on the stand to add aesthetic effects and variety.
Here is some of the results. I used the Army of Northern Virginia for the pics but the Army of the Potomac has the same treatment in my collection.
Hope you enjoy.
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Well, I took some pics this afternoon.
It has the influence of Ian Knight brilliant output, Mike Snook’s (Lt. Col.) HOW CAN MAN DIE BETTER and the ZULU DAWN film.
The minis are mainly Baccus 6MM range (Colonial) with some conversions and minis from the spare box (heavily converted as Rapier Confederates prove)… and the standardbearers mounted do not exist too in the range…
An enjoyable afternoon.
Hope you like!
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Early nineties collectors club Britains metal figures in 54mm… and REPLICA casts converted (a bit) and painted by myself…
I honestly do not know if to complete the US Cavalry set from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon or not…
On the contrary once Antony Spencer from Dorset sends my order end of June I will get the missing drummer… and much needed French Foes (in real life it was the years of “Entente Cordiale”) because they are naturally the best of enemies…
So, Dorking (it won’t even be called Dorking at all you know) would involve a fictional second half of the XIXth Century engagement between French and British forces… still not decided if it would be a Calais invasion by the Brits… or a Dover one by the French… musing on it!
Enjoy!
