Seeing Hooker was never going to take the offensive, Lee pulled two more Divisions, those of South Carolinian RH Anderson and Georgian Lafayette McLaws from in front of Hooker and led them himself against Sedgwick in conjunction with Jubal Early. It was to be a day of frustration for Lee, as he could not prod McLaws forward and get the 3 division attack going. Sedgwick withdrew over Banks’ Ford when he lost Marye’s Heights to Early.(Early had a great battle.)
This was the cue for Hooker to call the campaign over and he withdrew over US Ford on the 5th. Casualties were high for the four day battle: 13000 for Lee and 17000 for Hooker. Lee’s proportion was too high, considering he only had 60000 to start with.
Lee and the South had bettered an army twice the size of their own and given Virginia breathing space. Lee’s next move, as it had been in 62, after a victory, was to move North.
Gettysburg awaited.
Jackson would never again be Lee’s “right arm”’ as he passed away on the 10th from complications from his amputation.
His last words were: let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees.
I'm back
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not that many of you noticed or cared, but i was away for the summer. But now i’m back.
i apologise to those that were playing the game with me before i left. and i hope we can play some other time. -
cheers
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Ha, who’s turn was it again? :lol:
Anyways, it’s good to have you back. This board could use more communist. :)
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Of course, the entire world could use more communists.
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particularly given that they are dying out like the dinasaur doctrine they advocate for . . . .
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Ha, maybe to the tyrannical capitalist warmongers, but us Communist have bigger and better things in plan. What good has the human experience of capitalism and imperialism given us? Answer: Absolutely nothing.
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wb mini !
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@TG:
Ha, maybe to the tyrannical capitalist warmongers, but us Communist have bigger and better things in plan. What good has the human experience of capitalism and imperialism given us? Answer: Absolutely nothing.
donuts maybe?
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Welcome back!
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IL, this is 2002.
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not that many of you noticed or cared, but i was away for the summer. But now i’m back.
i apologise to those that were playing the game with me before i left. and i hope we can play some other time.\
Holy sh*t, was it the summer of 69?
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IL, this is 2002.
Well apparently bringing old threads back is in vogue.
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