Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign: An On to Richmond Campaign

Four d10 rolls are made each strategic turn, in an order changed every turn: one for weather, then one each for the Confederate and two Union players. Matching hex digits freeze units, representing looting, disobedience and supply problems. A suggested variant has Shields roll once, Banks twice, Fremont thrice and Jackson not at all.

If the number the commander rolled on the 1die is the same as the last digit of any hex that his units are in, that unit/counter may not move for that day's strategic day.

Decoys hide Jackson's true location. When contacted by a Union counter a decoy is revealed and placed with the nearest Confederate force; if not in contact it may move again.

the Confederate Commander was given an equal number of decoy counters to move about the strategic map to confuse the enemy as to where Jackson really was

Commanders are rated (e.g. Jackson Exceptional, 5 morale passes; Fremont poltroon, 1). An officer attached to a melee unit that loses a stand is a possible casualty on 0-3 (d10), then killed on 0-1 or wounded on 2-9; small arms casualty on a 0. A second wound kills. A dead officer's morale points count as infantry stands lost when assessing battle results.

When an officer is killed, each morale/spot of his eliteness counts as a stand of infantry when figuring tactical battle conditions.

Any unit within four hexes of a battle in progress rolls a d10: one hex on 0-7, two on 0-6, three on 0-5, four (maximum) on 0-4. Movement beyond normal allowance counts as a forced march.

any unit within four hexes would roll a die to simulate wind direction and ability to hear the "sound of the guns".

One Union player is Banks, the other Fremont; each turn both roll a die to decide who controls Shields' Division, simulating poor Union cooperation.

they would each roll a die every turn to determine who would control Shield's Division for that turn.

Stand difference 0-6 indecisive (both back 1 hex), 7-12 marginal, 13+ decisive, with the loser rolling on the forced march table for 2 or 3 hex effects and retreating 3 or 6 hexes toward its base or line of communication. After a battle both sides recover half their losses (odd halves rounded by die roll).

After a battle, both players get back one-half of their losses after rolling for each brigade on the forced march effects table.

The campaign runs May 23 to June 23, 1862; each wargame day equals 11-12 tactical moves. Counters represent the actual figure brigades; strategic moves are exchanged by phone using copies of the hex map.

We further decided to fight the campaign for 30 game days from May 23, 1862 to June 23, 1862 with each wargame day consisting of 11-12 tactical wargame table battle moves.

Union: Banks, Fremont and Shields each with 6 brigades of 6 stands, cavalry and two batteries. Confederate: Jackson's and Ewell's Divisions of 8-stand brigades plus Ashby's cavalry, with stated grades.

Gen. Nathaniel Banks (Cautious, 2 morale passes) base at Winchester. 6 brigades of 6 stands each

One to three extra hexes may be attempted, rolling a d10 on a table where failure loses one or two stands (worse risk for more hexes). Artillery cannot force march. A unit that force-marched into battle gets no bonus moves that day and must rest the following strategic day.

In addition to its nonnal allowance for ioovement, units may attempt to niake a forced JIIB.l"Ch . 001.Y INFANim'' AND CAVALRYl No artillery!

Union infantry and artillery move 4 hexes per day; Union cavalry and all Confederates move 6. Only one counter per hex, except two on the Valley Pike. The strategic unit is the division, except cavalry at brigade size.

Union infantry and artillery could move up to four hexes a wargame day and Union cavalry and all Confederate forces (foot cavalry - remember), could move six hexes.

All movement not on roads is halved; no movement in mountains except through the passes; crossing a river costs one additional move.

All movement not on roads was halved and no movement allowed in mountains except through the passes. Rivers cost one additional move to cross.

On a d10, infantry and cavalry are green on 0-6 and regulars on 7-9; artillery are regulars 0-6 and veterans 7-9. Confederate grades are fixed in the OOB (elite, veteran, regular).

Infantry & Cavalry: 0-6= green; 7-9= regulars

Reflecting early-war Confederate cavalry superiority, Union cavalry cannot dismount.

only C.S. cavalry may fight dismounted.

Tables are read on 0-9 results throughout.

All dice referred to are 20-sided percentage dice.

Any 0 on the weather d10 triggers a second roll; 0-1 then means heavy rain delaying movement.

any "0" means there will be a weather roll - i.e. roll again and a 0,1 will cause heavy rain delaying movement.

Each side rolls a d10; the higher controls the pass and the lower must withdraw one hex.

each side rolls a %die and highest number controls the pass and the lower number force must withdraw one hex.

Withdrawals must be towards the base or line of communication; units cut off from it can be forced to surrender. Losing a base ends the campaign (Staunton's capture decided it).

the commander of each side's forces to declare what road exits were to be considered his army's line of communication, supply and retreat. Thus, if units were cut off they would be forced to surrender

Players write each day's march orders; the weather and command-control rolls are made afterwards so players cannot adjust. A post-campaign suggestion lets the Confederate player choose to move first or last.

Prior to each strategic turn and after each day's march orders have been written, a %die is rolled four times