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GCACW Beginner’s Tutorial
Lesson 3 Replay, Seven Pines

Set-up Scenario 4 from On to Richmond. If you don't own Otr class="evenr", Scenario 2 (The Great Flank March) from Stonewall's last battle is a good alternative. Note that there are several special rules for this scenario. The important special rules are the Confederate movement restrictions and the Union pontoon bridges which can collapse. This collapse is scenario specific--normally once you build a pontoon it can only be eliminated by an enemy unit.

1. Random Events Phase:

Rain as per scenario special rules.

2. Leader Transfer Phase:

Both sides pass.

3. Action Cycle

• Initiative 1
• Confederate (per scenario special rules)

DH Hill activates his demi-division (march dr=2 +1[Confederate Leader in Otr class="evenr"] = 3). DH Hill transfers to Rodes.

• Rodes (F1; 1229) to 1329 with DH Hill
• Garland (F1; 1128) to 1129 (can't move any further due to the rain).

• Initiative 2
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• Union

Keyes activates Casey (march dr=3). Casey (F1; 1227) to 1327.

• Initiative 3
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• Union

Heintzelman activates Kearny and Jameson (march dr=3).

• Kearny (F1; 1627) to 1528 with Heintzelman.
• Jameson (F1; 1928) to 1728, moving along the pike in order to move 2 hexes for 3 MPs in the rain.

• Initiative 4
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• Confederate

Longstreet activates RH Anderson, Pickett and Art Res-1 (march dr=4 +1[Confederate] = 5).

• RH Anderson (F1; 1026) to 1227 with Longstreet and Johnston.
• Art Res-1 (F1; 0827) to 1026.
• Pickett (F1; 0827) to 1026.

• Initiative 5
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• Confederate

Longstreet assaults Couch with RH Anderson (F2; 1227). Assault dr=4; 6[Longstreet's command] - 4[dr] = 2 so up to two divisions can attack but only RH Anderson was ordered. Assault on Couch: +0[ratio(13:12)] +0art[(2-4;dr=odd)] +1[tac] +1[type] +1[flank] -1[rain] = +2/-2 f/2D. Couch to F1; RH Anderson to 11MV/Disorg/F4. VP to -2.

• Initiative 6
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• Confederate

Longstreet activates Pickett and Art Res-1 (march dr=1+1=2).

• Art Res-1 (F2;1026) to 1127.
• Pickett (F2;1026) to 1127.

• Initiative 7
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• Union

Heintzelman activates Kearny (march dr=1, 2 MP minimum). Note that Heintzelman can only activate one unit in his corps due to the special Union activation rules (see 5.2). Kearny (F2; 1528) to 1428 with Heintzelman.

• Initiative 8
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• Union

Hooker(F1; 1930) marches (dr=1) to 1829, making the minimum 1-hex movement (it costs 2 movement points to move along a road in the rain).

• Initiative 9
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• Confederate

DH Hill activates Garland (march dr=1 +1 = 2). Garland (F2;1129) to 1229.

• Initiative 10
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• Confederate

Huger (F1; 0828) marches (dr=5) to 1129 along the pike.

• Initiative 11
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• Confederate

Huger (F2;1129) marches (dr=2) to 1228 (min 1-hex move).

• Initiative 12
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• Confederate

DH Hill activates Garland and Rodes (march dr=6 +1 = 7). DH Hill transfers to Garland.

• Garland (F3; 1229, extended dr=5 ne) to 1529 with DH Hill.

• Initiative 13
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• 
• Confederate

DH Hill activates Rodes (march dr=4 +1 = 5). Rodes (F3; 1629, extended dr=4 ne) to 1628. Garland does not project a ZoC into 1528 due to the swollen creeks during the rain. Thus, to get a flank modifier, Rodes has to stick his neck out.

• Initiative 14
• 
• 
• Confederate

DH Hill assaults Kearny with Garland (F4; 1529). Assault dr=2, success: +0[ratio(17:12)] +0[art(1:3;dr=odd)] +1[tac] +1[type] +1[flank] -1rain = +2/+1 1D/1D. Kearney to 11MV/Disorg/F4; Garland to 16MV/Disorg/F4. The long Confederate initiative streak goes for naught as the Union wins the combat die roll again.

• Initiative 15
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• 
• Union

Hooker (F2; 1829) marches (dr=5) to 1729 and launches a normal attack against Rodes: drm = +1[ratio(16:6)] +0[tac] +0[art] +3[flank] -1[rain] = +3/+5 2DR/Ea; Rodes to 4MV/Disorg/Dmorize-1/F4, retreat path 1627-1527-1426 (overrides priority-1 to avoid elimination in 1526 due to the rain)-1325-1226-1225; Hooker advances to 1628. VP to -4. Trying to set-up flank attacks can backfire if you have to leave the flankers with their flank "hanging in the air" as happened here.

• Initiative 16
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• 
• Confederate

Smith activates Whitting and Hood (march dr=4 +1 = 5).

• Whitting (F1; 0624) to 0727 with Smith.
• Hood (F1; 0624) to 0626.

• Initiative 17
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• 
• Confederate

Smith activates Whitting and Hood (march dr=4 +1 = 5).

• Hood (F2; 0626) to 0827.

• Initiative 18
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• Union

Sumner activates Sedgwick and Richardson (march dr=6).

• >Sedgwick (F1; 1625), attempts to cross the Grapevine Bridge (dr=1, bridge holds), to 1527 with Sumner. (See the speical scenario rules for the Grapevine and Lower Bridge--normally die rolls are not required to cross pontoon bridges.
• Richardson (F1; 1726) attempts to cross Sumner's Lower Bridge (dr=2, bridge holds), to 1528.

• Initiative 19
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• 
• Confederate

Smith activates Whitting and Hood (march dr=5 +1 = 6).

• Whitting (F3; 0927, extended dr=3 ne) to 1226 with Smith.
• Hood (F3;0827, extended dr = 4 ne) to 1126.

• Initiative 20
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• 
• Confederate

Longstreet activates Pickett and Art Res-1 (march dr=2 +1 = 3).

• Pickett (F3;1127, extended dr=5 ne) to 1227.
• Art Res-1 (F3;1127, extended dr=6 D) to 1227.

• Initiative 21
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• 
• Confederate

Huger(F3;1228) marches (dr=4, extended dr=4 ne) to 1329.

• Initiative 22
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• 
• Confederate

The Confederates pass. Sumner activates Sedgwick and Richardson (march dr=2).

• Sedgwick (F2; 1527) to 1426 with Sumner.
• Richardson (F2; 1528) to 1428.

• Initiative 23
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• 
• Confederate

The Confederates pass. Heintzelman activates Jameson (march dr=5). Jameson (F2; 1728) to 1629.

Both sides Pass and the Action Cycle Ends.

4. Recovery Phase

Units now recover fatigue, disorganization or exhaustion. Units at F3 or F4, become exhausted. Recovery is summarized below.

5. Turn Indication Phase

On to turn 2, June 1, 1862. Walker release dr = 5, not released.

I'll leave the second turn of the scenario for you to play out. There are several interesting potential attacks and leader transfer at the start of the turn can set them up. The Rebs have an uphill battle but are still in it.

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