War For The Union via Vassal October 1861

In the Far West Lyons pushes on to confront the retreating Price and his 10,000 dispirited men.   It is a 2:1 evens attack (assuming the 50% of the Defenders with Fatigue 2 and out of supply gives a +1 which cancels the -1 for the rough terrain).  The die roll is a 5 (and a -1 wouldn't have changed the result).  Both sides take a fatigue and lose 5,000 men.  Lyons is wounded and replaced by Sigel and Price by S D Lee.

Curtis and his 20,000 cross the Mississippi and occupy Columbus, KN.  An extra 20,000 are ferried from Cairo to join him.  15,000 troops are railed from Columbus, OH, to Bowling Green.  Freemont successfully force marches to Louisville, but his troops arrived fatigued (they are tired of listening to his political speeches, which are extremely long winded going on for hours and hours and not really making much sense except to endlessly repeat what a great guy he is and how he should therefore be elected President at the next election if not sooner).

5,000 reinforcements are sailed to both New Bern and Fort Monroe.  15,000 men are railed to Washington

McDowell and his 30,000 occupy Winchester while McClellan and 40,000 move out of Washington to threaten Leesburg.  Washington is left with a healthy garrison of some 55,000 men under arms.

S D Lee decides to bravely defend Fayetteville.  He has 5,000 fatigued cavalry, but at least they can draw supply from the town.

While A S Johnston decides to dig in around Memphis, Polk decides to take the 20,000 men in Nashville and strike at the newly arrived Union troops in Bowling Green. It is a 1:1 attack with +2, the die roll of 4 produces 5,000 casualties a side which demonstrates the ferocity of the fighting, but little else.

The Western Theatre is the opposite of the East.

Open versus closed.

J E Johnston retires to Manassas Junction to receive reinforcements. Beauregard decides to have another go at the invaders at New Berne.  It is a 1:1 attack with +2.  He is rewarded with a die roll of 10, both sides lose 5,000 men, but the Union have to retreat and receive 2 fatigue.

Beauregard recovers New Berne for the Confederacy

Will the Union attack?

Magruder has moved 15,000 men down to Williamsburg to face off Butler.  Will he attack?