American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

   Gentlemen of the Hill,

   I'm glad to announce that the II Battle of the Hill
   came to its conclusion!

   Started on April 14th, 2006
   it lasted for 37 turns and was
   joined by 9 players belonging to the
   two formations.

   Lt. General Chuck Jensen,
   replacing General Alex Ruhrmann,
   lead the Northern Army to the Victory,
   obtaining a Draw with Advantage over the Southern Army,
   under command of Maj. General Jerry Wells,
   replacing General Anthony W. Hill.

   Having followed the game from its start,
   I have to admit that this was not a battle to be remembered
   in the war history as a fine piece of military art.
   Anyway, I think it was a real clash of wills!
   Bot the two teams and above all the two players, Jensen and
   Wells, who fought until the end, never lost the will to win this
   battle and, as a matter of fact, the USA was able to snatch the
   final victory from the CSA's hands only in the last two turns of
the game, reducing, turn after turn, the advantage of more than
   2,000 victory points!
  
   Here are some figures to better describe the batte:
   - Northern Army's initial strength: 38,799 points (ratio 1.44).
      30,450 infantrymen
      10,600 cavalrymen
      28 artillery guns
      133 horse artillery guns
      13 supply wagons
      1,290 ammunition rounds.
   - Southern Army's initial strength: 26,894 points (ratio 0.69).
      25,800 infantrymen
      6,200 cavalrymen
      27 artillery guns
      62 horse artillery guns
      16 supply wagons
      1,640 ammunition rounds.

   Final strengths:
   - Northern Army
      18,425 infantrymen (12,025 killed, wounded or captured - 39%)
      5,800 cavalrymen (4,800 killed, wounded or captured - 45%)
      148 guns (13 destroyed or captured - 8%)
      1,086 ammunition rounds (204 fired or captured - 16%)
      Maj. General Samuel P. Heintzelman, wounded
      Brig. General Daniel H. Rucker, killed
      Brig. General Hugh B. Ewing, killed
      Brig. General Robert O. Tyler, captured
      Brig. General Innis N. Palmer, captured
      Brig. General John S. Phelps, killed
      Brig. General Adin B. Underwood, killed
      Brig. General William P. Benton, captured
      Brig. General Thomas J. McKean, captured
      Brig. General David H. Williams, wounded
      1 x Colonel, killed
   - Southern Army
      12,750 infantrymen (13,050 killed, wounded or captured - 51%)
      3,500 cavalrymen (2,700 killed, wounded or captured - 44%)
      16 guns (73 destroyed or captured - 82%)
      1,417 ammunition round (223 fired or captured - 14%)
      Maj. General Thomas J. Jackson, wounded
      Brig. General Harry T. Hays, captured
      Brig. General Tyree H. Bell, wounded
      Brig. General James E. Slaughter, captured
      Brig. General Thomas L. Rosser, wounded
      Brig. General Daniel S. Donelson, captured
      Brig. General William H.F. Payne, killed
      Brig. General Mosby M. Parsons, killed
      1 x Colonel, wounded

   More details will follow in the II Battle of the Hill's web page.

   As per Maj. General Wells's request:


   "Having commanded the Southern Army for the latter portion of the battle of Shiloh,
   I respectfully request that battle honors be bestowed on two batteries and their crews.
   These batteries inflicted great injury on the enemy throughout the day,
   withstood assault after assault, stood firm when the infantry assigned to protect them broke to the rear,
   and finally (against great odds) managed to leave the field of battle with all guns they had been assigned
   (except those destroyed during the battle).  The batteries referred to are:
   1st Florida Battery, Roma Brigade, Italian Division
   5th Virginia Horse Artillery, Bucker's Brigade, Forrest's Division"

   the 1st FL Art. Battery and the 5th VA H.Art. Battery
   both receive now the "Shiloh" battlename for future memory of their actions.

   Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the players partecipating.

   General Simone Tombesi,
   Hill Challenge's Master