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Heth's Division moving east along Shepardstown – Boonsborough Pike has reached Keedysville. The Brigade of Davis with Pegram's Artillery are to hold the high ground west of Antietam Creek and deny Union forces from taking Sharpsburg. Union forces reported moving north towards Boonsborough from Middletown. The Division's of Picket, Hood and McLaw are too far back and will not have any involvement in this engagement and will not be referenced any further.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

It appears the Union (assuming XI Corps) is moving into Boonsborough in force from the south via Middletown Pike. Heth's Division with Garnett and McIntosh's Artillery are proceeding towards Boonsborough. Passing the Davis farm – Union artillery is observed on the Middletown Pike south of Boonsborough.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Heth's Division - reports Union cavalry just north of the B. Witters heirs place and an artillery positions just west of Boonsborough – it seems the bulk of the Union forces have moved through Boonsborough towards Hagerstown.
Archer's Brigade drives the Union cavalry away from the high ground southeast of the E. Davis farm – Brockenbrough's Brigade moving east, on the right of Archer's Brigade – Pettigrew's Brigade holding to the west and east of the E. Davis farm.
The Union Brigade of Ames charges the 2nd Norfolk Va Battery of Garnett's Artillery near the E. David farm. Pettigrew's Brigade surrounds and overruns the 25th Ohio (Ames Brigade) north of the E. Davis Farm - while Archer's Brigade overruns the 107th Ohio (Ames Brigade) west of the E. Davis Farm while assaulting the 17th Connecticut northeast of Mrs. Nicodemus Place.
Union infantry observed along the mountain road 1 mile southeast of Porterstown

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Two Union Brigades plus artillery approaching Porterstown from the south. Near Mrs. Nicodemus one Union Brigade moving west into the woods, 2nd (Ames) Brigade remnants move north into the woods and another Brigade moving northeast. A great deal of Union artillery remains north west and southwest of Boonsborough. Pettigrew's Brigade 47th and 52nd NC – near the Davis Farm protecting Garnett and McIntosh's Artillery on the high ground to the south while 11th and 26th NC moves north to the woods pursuing the Union 2nd Brigade. Archer's Brigade moving east past the E. Davis Farm, Brockenbrough's Brigade moving southeast now north of the W.M. Marshall Farm to outflank Union artillery southwest of Boonsborough.
Two Union Brigades holding east of Porterstown.
Later, Pettigrew's Brigade the 11th and 26th NC in the woods – engaging infantry northwest of Boonsborough from the west while Archer's Brigade holding north and east of the E. Davis Farm. Brockenbrough's Brigade moving east towards Middletown Pike less than 1 mile south of Boonsborough.
Union infantry brigade moving north to the northeast of Porterstown, another Brigade in the woods west of Mrs. Nicodemus Farm and artillery still to the northwest, west and southwest of Boonsborough.
Later Brockenbrough's Brigade 55th Virginia leading reaches Middletown Pike south of Boonsborough and overruns 1st Battery 1st NY Light (11th Corps) northwest of the S. Snook place. Pettigrew's Brigade 11th and 26th NC west of the J. Nicodemus farm engaging Union artillery to the southeast while the 11th NC overruns 1-13th NY Battery (11th Corps) positions southwest of J. Nicodemus farm - 47nd and 52nd NC protecting artillery positions on the high ground south of the Davis farm.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Most Union artillery withdrawing from the northwest, west and southwest of Boonsborough. Union infantry advancing southeast towards the Davis farm from the woods west of Mrs. Nicodemus place. More infantry moving north from Porterstown, east of Pryor's Ford.
Archer's Brigade - 7th Tennessee and 13th Alabama engaging infantry advancing towards the Davis farm from the northwest – McIntosh and Garnett's artillery on the high ground behind firing on the Union infantry as well. Pettigrew's Brigade 11th and 26th NC advance east, north of Boonsborough capturing 4 Union artillery pieces of the 11th Corps while 47th and 52nd NC firing on infantry advancing southeast towards the Davis Farm. Brockenbrough's Brigade moving north towards southern Boonsborough.
Later remaining Union artillery and supply trains scattering in the Boonsborough area, while an infantry brigade is to the north. Pettigrew's Brigade 11th NC captures 11th Corps Commander MG O.O. Howard north of Boonsborough and overruns 75th Ohio positions to the north while 26th NC near the J. Nicodemus farm engages infantry to the west and 1st Tennessee Prov. Regiment captures 2 cannons south of the J. Nicodemus farm. Archer's Brigade captures Boonsborough as 7th Tennessee and 13th Alabama fire on infantry in the woods west of Davis farm supported by Garnett's and McIntosh's artillery. Brockenbrough's Brigade overruns 6 artillery pieces in southern Boonsborough.
Later Pettigrew's Brigade engaging infantry west of the J. Nicodemus farm – Brockenbrough's Brigade captures supplies west of the Maria Factory and captures BG F. Barlow.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Union infantry arriving from the pass from Smoketown. Union infantry routing west from the J. Nicodemus area. Two Union infantry brigades approaching the heights south of south Davis farm along Shepardstown Pike and an infantry brigade and artillery north of Boonsborough on Hagerstown Pike near the Dr O. Smith place.
Pettigrew's Brigade 11th and 26th NC holding north and northwest of Boonsborough and 47th and 52nd NC engaging infantry to the west from the western heights south of the Davis farm - supported by McIntosh's artillery. Brockenbrough's Brigade moves north into Boonsborough.
One Union Brigades northwest and two southwest of the Davis farm. Two more brigades south of the Dr O. Smith place.
Later Pettigrew's Brigade 47th and 52nd NC engaging infantry to the west from the western heights south of the Davis farm while 11th and 26th NC holding north and northwest of Boonsborough.
Later four Union Brigades moving east along Boonsborough Pike towards the heights south of the Davis farm and three Union Brigades moving south from the Dr O. Smith place towards Boonsborough.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Four Union brigades slowly approaching the high ground from the west, south of the Davis farm. Another three to four brigades approaching Boonsborough from the north and northwest. Garnett's and McIntosh's artillery and Pettigrew's Brigade 47th and 52nd NC engaging infantry to the west from the western heights south of the Davis farm, 11th and 26th NC holding north and northwest of Boonsborough. Archer's Brigade 5th Alabama and 14th Tennessee holding in western Boonsborough.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Union troops withdrawing west from the heights south of the Davis Farm after capturing elements of McIntosh and Garnett's Artillery. The Union brigades have suffered heavy losses. Boonsborough has been held.

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Major - Dan "Stonehill" Castro
ANV-I Corps-4th Div-1st Brigade

Thanks, Dan!

Back in the old Talonsoft days there was a place to record AARs including the game files. I remember a young Reb officer named Dave Mallory became enamored with a (female) Yankee back in those days. And who could blame him? A woman who plays wargames! Sigh!

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MG Mike Mihalik
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
AoWest/CSA

Gentlemen <salute>

Discussion of creating an AAR subforum was previously taken up, see: http://wargame.ch/board/acwgc/viewtopic ... 21&t=20888

I think moving forward with that and making it Club-wide (not one for each side) is a great idea and should be pursued by the Cabinet.

Respectfully,

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Walter A. Dortch
Commanding -/4/V AotP
UA Cabinet Secretary
UA Operations Officer
UA Wolverine Team Leader