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Picketts Charge Scenario SCENARIO PICKETT’S CHARGE July 3, 1863 The Scenario The scenario recreates the Confederate attack upon the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. It can be played by four to six Union and six to nine Confederate players, takes about six- hours to play, and requires a 8-ft. wide by 7.5-ft. deep gaming area when using 15mm figures. The scenario begins with eight rounds of artillery bombardment (see special scenario rule). Terrain Terrain should be laid out as shown in the scenario map. Terrain effects for the scenario are as follows: Elevations. The battlefield is divided by gently rolling ridges of one to three elevations, separated by shallow swales. The Union defensive line runs along Cemetery Ridge that starts at the northeast corner and continues south to the southeast corner of the table. The ridges have no crest line that block line of sight. An line. Guns located on an equal or higher elevation may perform elevation only blocks line of sight when it lies between two plunging fire at a target concealed in woods (see special scenario units, including units located on an equal or higher elevation. rule). In charge combat a unit defending in woods receives a +1 Guns located on an equal or higher elevation may perform modifier for favorable ground. plunging fire at a target concealed behind a ridge (see special scenario rule). Orchards. Orchards are a minor wooded terrain feature that do not block line of sight. They are rated broken ground for The slopes are gentile, so only the first 4” of each successive movement. Firing stands suffer a -2 modifier only when firing level is considered a slope. A defending unit in charge combat at a target in extended line located in an orchard. Orchards do receives a +1 modifier for favorable ground only if the attacker not provide a cover modifier for units in other formations, and charged up a slope. have no defensive modifier in charge combat. Swale. Stevens Run passed through a north-to-south swale Rocky Ground. The area of rocky ground is rated broken west of the Emmitsburg Road, and Plum Run passes through ground for movement. Rocky ground does not block line of a north to south swale east of the road. There is also a swale sight. In fire combat the firing stands suffer a -2 for full cover near the Codori Farm, just west of the road that is divided into only when firing at a target in extended line and located in a north swale and south swale. the rocky ground. Rocky ground does not provide a defensive The swales are deep enough to block the line of sight of a firing modifier in charge combat. stand located over 12” from a target located in the swale, and Cornfields and Wheatfields. Cornfields and wheatfields a firing stand located in the swale cannot fire at a target over are open ground and have no effect on movement, line of sight, 12” outside of the swale. Guns located outside of the swale or combat. may perform plunging fire at a target concealed in a swale (see special scenario rule). Fences and Stone Walls. Fences and stone walls are rated broken ground to cross. A wood fence line is automatically Woods. All woods are rated broken ground for movement. dismantled after a unit passes through it. Once dismantled, a Line of sight through woods is reduced to 4”. In fire combat the fence does not affect movement. The stoutly built fence along firing stands suffer a -1 modifier for partial cover when firing the Emmitsburg Road and stone walls cannot be dismantled. through woods, or a -2 for full cover if the target is in extended 1 300-yards 12”/ 15mm Trimble 13,16 & Lane 38 NC 7 NC 37 NC 28 NC 18 NC 33 NC 22 & Lowrance 34 NC Pettigrew Richardson 1 TN 7 TN 26 NC 11 NC 2 MS 11 MS 40 VA 22 VA LH Davis 3 &Fry Marshall Brockenbrough 13 AL 14 TN 52 NC 47 NC 55 NC 42 MS 47 VA 55 VA HS LH Ward Brooke Wyatt Graham Marye Zimmerman Wingfield Ross Pickett’s Charge Scenario Map HS LH McGraw LH HS Poague LH LH HS Spangler’s LR Johnson Woods Longstreet Brander Lane Pegram Point of Woods Carlton Carlton 38 VA Woolfolk Armistead 57 VA 53 VA 9 VA LH 14 VA LR Spangler Wilcox 9 AL 9 14 AL 14 Garnett 11 AL 11 10 AL 10 8 AL 8 56 VA 28 VA Pickett 19 VA (Destroyed)Bliss Barn 8 VA 18 VA 3 VA Kemper 7 VA 2 FL 2 1 VA FL 8 11 VA FL 5 24 VA Swale Lang Dearing Caskie Sherfy Macon Alexander Stribling Blount Richardson Huger Stevens Run Swale Eschleman Cabell Rogers Fraser Codori North Swale Jordan Klingle Moody Norcum LH McCarthy HS Gilbert Taylor LH Parker Manley LR Miller LH 8 OH HS 2 Stout Fence Codori South Swale Stout Fence Emmitsburg Road Codori Brien Woodruff AngleThe 12 NJ X Cemetery 108 NY Osborne Hill 111 NY 126Zeigler’s NY Smyth Grove SK/ 16 VT 1 DE Bancroft 14 CT Plum Run Swale Sherill Eakin Dilger Arnold 125 NY 69 PA Road Taneytown of TreesClump Cushing Hill GroundRocky 39NY Smith 59 NY Webb Hayes 20 &7 MI Taft 82 MA Cowan Hall 73 OH 16 VT 19 NY Edgell Brestworks ME 71 PA Gibbon 136 OH 15 MA Harrow Hancock 72 PA 88 &1 MN Hazard 106 Cemetery Ridge 90 PA 13 VT Rorty PA Bigalow PA 14 VT 42 12 Y 7 WV MA 19 NY Baxter Stannard 80 NY& 151 PA MA Turnbull Weir Thomas 123 NY GroundRocky Daniels 10 NY Hunt 99 & Prov Rank Hart Thompson 3 & 4 114 PA ME Phillips Little Round Top 121 & 24” and on 150 PA Sterling Wheeler Swale Dow Ames McGilvery Cooper Rittenhouse Fences and walls do not block line of sight. In a maneuver Pickett’s Charge Scenario Map check, a unit in line or extended line aligned behind a fence or stone wall receives a +1 modifier. Firing stands suffer a -1 modifier for partial cover when firing at a target in line aligned Brander Dilger behind a stone wall, or a -2 if the target is in extended line 22 VA McGraw Smith aligned behind a fence or stone wall. In charge combat, a 55 VA CemeteryHill Zimmerman 40 VA defending unit in line or extended line aligned behind a wall HS Pegram 47 VA LH 73 OH receives a +1 for favorable ground. Fences do not provide a 33 NC Bancroft Osborne Taft defensive modifier in charge combat. Johnson 11 MS Brockenbrough Marye Lane 42 MS 18 NC Davis 136 OH Breastwork. Harrow’s and Stannard’s brigades are behind Eakin Ross 88 PA makeshift breastworks. A breastwork is rated broken ground 300-yards Edgell 2 MS Lane 12”/ 15mm 28 NC 55 NC Hill to cross and does not block line of sight. In a maneuver 90 Wingfield PA Zeigler’s 126 NY 126 check, a unit in line or extended line aligned behind the Trimble HS Grove Taneytown Road 37 NC 12 Pettigrew LH MA Graham breastwork receives a +1 modifier. Firing stands suffer a 8 OH 11 NC Woodruff X 47 NC LR Bliss Barn -1 modifier for partial cover when firing at a target in line 7 NC Wyatt LH (Destroyed) Baxter 108 NY 108 Smyth Bigalow aligned behind the breastwork, or a -2 if the target is in 26 NC Brien 111 NY 13,1638 & NC Marshall52 NC extended line. In charge combat, a defending unit aligned Stevens Run Swale Run Stevens 7 WV 7 Lowrance Poague NJ 12 behind the breastwork receives a +1 for favorable ground. 7 TN 125 NY 125 14 TN HS DE 1 Turnbull Roads. All roads are in good condition. Units in march column, Ward 1 TN Fry LH 22 & 39NY 34 NC 3 & limbered guns, and leaders may move at the road movement rate. Sherill 14 CT 14 13 AL LH Weir HS Hayes Brooke Streams. All streams is rated broken ground to cross. In charge Hancock Arnold Richardson The combat a defending unit receives a +1 modifier for favorable LH Angle 71 PA 71 Carlton Carlton 123 NY 123 ground if the attacker charged across the stream. Webb Longstreet Cemetery Ridge LH Codori North Swale Cushing LR PA 72 Buildings. All buildings are rated broken ground for move- Point of Woolfolk Clump Prov 69 PA 69 Woods of Trees NY 10 ment and do not block line of sight.. In fire combat the firing PA 106 Emmitsburg Road stands suffer a -1 modifier for partial cover when firing through Gibbon Spangler’s & 99 Woods Cowan PA 114 42 Codori NY a building, or a -2 for full cover when firing at a target in ex- Hall &7 MI &7 59 NY 59 ME Hazard tended line. Buildings do not provide a defensive modifier in 38 VA Blount 4 & 3 19 MA 20 MA charge combat. 56 VA 82 NY Caskie Rorty Dearing & 121 Codori South Swale South Codori 150 PA 150 Harrow Friendly Table Edge. Broken Union units must retreat toward 19 ME 57 VA 28 VA Macon Stout Fence the east table edge. Broken Confederate units must retreat 151 PA 151 Garnett Swale NY& 80 Wheeler toward the west table edge. If a broken unit at the table edge 15 MA 15 &1 MN &1 2 FL 2 Lang Stribling Rocky Y 19 VA Ground fails to reform in the following Maneuver Phase, its remain- 53 VA 8 FL 8 ing stands are removed from play and count toward heavy Armistead Brestworks 13 VT 13 casualties.
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