Thomas Marshall wrote:
It worked in the Peninsula, it worked at 2nd Manassas, it would have worked at Sharpsburg but for SO191.
An interesting aspect of that order, and a few others, is that when there are matters of welfare they precede any more military matters [191(I) - citizens, 191(II) - sick and wounded, 191(III-IX) - military movements, 191(X) Don't forget the axes]. The only thing that ever preceded such concerns was God, some orders relate solely to Him.
Blake wrote:
Can Robert E. Lee find the equivalents of Longstreet, Stuart, and Jackson in the west?
Here's a fun game - 1864 in Georgia - Lee commands the AoT - who are his three CCs and cavalry leader?
Your analysis looks fine. However, I cannot see how Lee would have been persuaded to leave Virginia at any time, let alone 1864. Perhaps you can also find a place for former Vice President (and later Secretary of War [CSA]) Breckenridge and the often overlooked Kirby Smith in the army.
A query is: in which month does Lee leave Georgia?
The obvious successor for Lee in Virginia is Longstreet but on 6 May Longstreet is badly wounded and doesn't return until October when he is still far from full health. Without Longstreet there is no obvious commander for the ANV.
[In 'strategy' games, I usually send Lee west as soon as I can. The command bonuses he has in such games are usually vital in turning the tide in the west, securing the Mississippi and then heading north.]