War For The Union via Vassal February 1863

Sedgewick receives a commission and Burnside is retired.  The Union call up another 40,000 militia.

Hurlbut returns to Missouri.

Foote attacks the battery at Memphis.  The battery damages the flagship, but is reduced.  Seeing the Union fleet diminished, the Confederate ships now move out to face them.  They score no hits.  The Confederate ironclad is however sunk and their ram decides to withdraw.  Foote pursues as far as Helena, cutting off river supply to Memphis, just what Grant was planning for.  He cordons off Memphis.

Sherman moves to Johnsonville on the Tennessee to receive reinforcements and rest his men.

Lyon storms Nashville.  It is 4:1 plus 2.  Die roll of 4 sees Nashville captured, but with the loss of 5,000 Union soldiers.  The attacking force gains 1 fatigue, but it was just a small part of the Army of the Ohio which now waits to see if the Confederates will counterattack.

Down in Texas, Banks gets ready to invade Louisiana.  Farragut tries telling the authorities that there are richer pickings on the Mississippi, but no one is listening.

In the East troops are shuffled about to maintain the line of the Potomac.

The US Navy again tries to neutralise the enemy fort at Ft Monroe.  The sailing ships are damaged and break off.  The iron clads have another go.  Dismal fire from both sides.  A third round and one of the ironclads is damaged, but the battery is suppressed.  However the Union ships withdraw.

A S Johnston and the Army of the Mississippi slip out of Memphis in an attempt to regain supply and to maintain an army in being.  S D Lee continues to move towards the Mississippi.  J E Johnston attempts to retake Nashville.  His 75,000 men throw themselves at the 60,000 Yankee aggressors in a 1;1 +1 attack.  The die roll is a 7.  Both sides lose 15,000 mean and suffer a fatigue, but Nashville remains in Union hands.

Magruder is replaced by Price who is sent down to Florida.   An ironclad commences is laid down in Norfolk.  The Confederacy look to fortify Winchester.  A scratch force of 20,000 men are assembled at Decatur under Forrest.  Lee rests his men on the icy banks of the Potomac and gets ready to renew the offensive.

The East where the action isn't

The South is just ... not there?

But the West is where it is at!