109-650319-[H]Bentonville.alt30 - WDS Forgotten Campaigns

(Historical 30 minute turns) This is the full three-day Battle of Bentonville. It was almost distressing to deploy the serried ranks of the Confederate Army, especially the once proud and powerful Army of Tennessee. Fifty men surviving of what was once a thousand man regiment could be counted as one of the stronger units on the field. Compare them to the proud Union Army which had marched as a unit from Chattanooga, to Atlanta, Savannah, Columbia, and now face one more fight. In less than two months the Yankees would have their parade in Washington DC, while the surrendered ex-rebels made their ways individually back to their homes, or what remained of them. Sherman does not want this fight. Some will say, he pulled his punches on this one, not wanting to waste lives, especially those of his own soldiers, when the inevitable was clear for all to see. For that reason, players should study the relative loss values of the two armies, and watch Geary's division sit in reserve for two days (unless attacked!). References: "The Battle of Bentonville; Last Stand in the Carolines" by Mark Bradley Map book by Mark A Moore