Henry Hill, Bull Run part 2

On the afternoon of 21st July 1862 General Tyler led his Division from the Stone Bridge towards the fighting on his right flank, where the Union army was attempting to outflank the Rebels. 

General Sherman's Brigade was sent piecemeal into the battle, up Henry Hill.  The troops that had skirmished across the Bull Run all morning were now committed to an attack.  

With the Confederates shifting troops to their left flank the Union had only a limited time to break through.

I randomised the forces involved in the Henry Hill game I planned for the possibility that Sherman would send two of his regiments at once.  Turns out that the dice decided not.  The 11th Massachusetts would be facing three Confederate Regiments, although these would also arrive piecemeal.

Parson Farthingdale and his flock would be arriving on the Deployment points on the northern table edge, whilst the Confederates held Henry house and the wooded hill, with any delayed units arriving on the far right -rear table edge. 

First troops on table are the Zouave skirmishers for Catchmole's Tigers

At the Henry House the 3rd Texas advance from their Deployment point, whilst their Officers attempt to get them into a formation.

With no Union troops on table the Confederates have built a good looking firing line.

Fate takes a hand.  The Zouaves advance down the hill as Colonel Catchmole's aggressive nature takes over.  General Bee was overheard to say "There goes Catchmole again like a damn Tiger."  His Zouaves were forever after named Catchmole's Tigers.

The 11th Massachusetts try to sort out that formation but lose cohesion through shock from long range shooting.

Fluster and his sharpshooters advance on the Zouaves

The Texans begin to cause serious casualties

The Zouaves aggressively advance to a very dangerous proximity of Fluster and his men

Adding insult to injury the 7th Virginia Infantry arrive in column and march to reinforce the Texans

At the end of the turn Fluster and his sharpshooters kill the Sergeant leading the Zouave Skirmishers

The Parson is beginning to lose men, and the Texan skirmishers snipe away at his flank

Fluster wipes out the Zouave Skirmishers but is hit in the leg taking him out of the action.

The Zouaves fire a controlled volley at Sergeant Major McGork.

McGork is hit and falls.

On the left the Parson is also hit... again.  The Union army has no Officers left!

Out from the ranks steps Captain Jebadiah Quilp!  His first action is to take some of that shock away using command chits

But the Zouaves' volley kills most of the poor Sergeant Major's men

Captain Quilp has his moment, and kills a lot of Texans in a controlled Volley.

But its game over as the Zouaves charge forward

The Yankees run away...   Its going to be a long war!

Roll Call:

Major Floyd Farthingdale "the Parson."  6 Months recovery needed.

Lieutenant Winfield Armstrong Fluster, Amputated Limb. Retired and embittered.

Sergeant Major McGork, killed outright. 

The Rebels did not suffer a single Officer casualty, except for Sergeant Milhouse van Troomp, who took a careless sword wound in the buttocks from his own side.  The Colonel has apologised and offered to make van Troomp a Lieutenant of Zouaves.