84. From the four corners they come (var. 203) - WDS Campaign Gettysburg

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Rating:	8.8 (2)
Games Played:	3
SM:	10
Turns:	301
Type:	Custom
First Side:	CSA
Second Side:	Union

THE SOUTH: The discovery on June 27th of Union infantry moving via Emmitsburg towards Gettysburg is promptly communicated by Jenkins' scouts to Early's division. During the night of the 27th Early prepares to reverse course and move on Gettysburg. Word went to the main army and the other divisions of 2nd Corps at the same time it was sent to Early. Gordon's brigade marches all night and unites with Early in time to start the march west at first light. By noon on the 28th the division is nearing Gettysburg. Word is sent north to the rest of 2nd Corps. Troops are immediately put in motion, some taking the road by 2 a.m. on the 28th. The long column, led by Jenkins' cavalry brigade begins to appear in the early afternoon of June 28th. The main body of the army gets word of the Union movement north almost as soon as Early's division. 1st and 3rd Corps are set in motion from Chambersburg on the morning of the 28th, screened by Imboden's command. The foot can't keep pace with the cavalry screen and it's not till dusk that the infantry clears the mountains. "Grumble" Jones' and Robertson's commands experience delays in transit from Virginia, not arriving until the morning of June 29th. Three brigades of the Cavalry Division, "of necessity" ride around the Union army. They draw a good deal of attention from northern horse, and lose contact with the main body of the army. This game of hide and seek diverts Union cavalry, so it serves some purpose. It also delays the arrival of the army's eyes until July 2nd. THE NORTH: 11th Corps is in the lead of the army rushing north. It passes through Emmitsburg on June 27th, arriving in Gettysburg that night. Word from the local population and scouts has the Confederate army everywhere at once. Pickets are pushed out in all directions from the town. 1st Corps comes up from Emmitsburg during the morning of the 28th. Confederate infantry is spotted advancing from the east around noon, just as 1st Corps is arriving. The rest of the army rushes north. The arrival of these forces occurs over a three day period, as some of the army has had to march all the way from northern Virginia. A tremendous pace is set and some units manage to arrive earlier than anticipated. The Cavalry Corps actually has the longest march of any element of the army as it has to move from screening the west and south flanks of the army in Virginia to covering the northern edge of the advance to Pennsylvania. The job is complicated by masses of rebel horse loose in the Union rear. One division is ordered to catch up with the infantry advance, while two pursue the marauding Confederate cavalry. The pursuit is broken off and these two divisions begin arriving during the morning of July 1st.