Kernstown

march july area kernstown virginia witness clash union confederate force pritchard house pritchard hill central battle abut valley turnpikeat kernstown stonewall jackson err take scouting report face value unknowingly attack superior union force union commander james shields lay wound winchester colonel nathan kimball ignore shield order manage mismanage battle way jackson man run ammunition flee field stonewall tactical loss strategic victory union commander overestimate size jackson force union force crush jackson stop valley campaign got start allow mcclellan end war july union commander george crook ignore scouting report order force attack think small body confederate cavalry skirmisher general jubal early especially general john breckinridge lead force route crook man failure confederate cavalry cut union retreat route prevent annihilation crook army well union leadership troop placement battle hard confederate winkernstown game simulate fighting march july kernstown game specifically designate playable regimentalscale simulation conflict scenario complete long evening fourth acw game publish revolution game feature quotblind swordsquot chitpull system mechanic emphasize quotfowsquot military conflict fogofwar frictionofwar fortunesofwar chit pull player challenge tough decision base assessment situation momentcomponent xquot map x quot countersheet counter rulebooklet chartsplayeraid box ziploc bag dice box version onlygame information complexity solitaire suitability time scale minute turn map scale yard hex unit scale regimental player well playing time hour depend scenariomdashdescription publishermap rick barbercounter charlie kiblerbox mark mahaffey