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    General Banks has been tasked with cooperating with General Frémont to drive Confederate forces from the Shenandoah Valley. Banks commands Shields' division of three brigades and cavalry, stationed in Winchester. Confederate forces under Jackson and Ewell consist of eight brigades stationed in Staunton and Stanardsville. Banks is ordered to keep Confederate forces away from Harper's Ferry and defeat them in battle, while maintaining his supply line back to Harper's Ferry.

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    General Banks has been tasked with cooperating with General Frémont to drive Confederate forces from the Shenandoah Valley. Banks commands Shields' division of three brigades and cavalry, stationed in Winchester. Confederate forces under Jackson and Ewell consist of eight brigades stationed in Staunton and Stanardsville. Banks is ordered to keep Confederate forces away from Harper's Ferry and defeat them in battle, while maintaining his supply line back to Harper's Ferry.

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    General Banks has been tasked with cooperating with General Frémont to drive Confederate forces from the Shenandoah Valley. Banks commands Shields' division of three brigades and cavalry, stationed in Winchester. Confederate forces under Jackson and Ewell consist of eight brigades stationed in Staunton and Stanardsville. Banks is ordered to keep Confederate forces away from Harper's Ferry and defeat them in battle, while maintaining his supply line back to Harper's Ferry.

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    Campaign briefing: General Banks Commander of V Corps, Army of the Potomac

    Your campaign objective

    It is your task to cooperate with General Frémont in erasing the rebel presence from the Valley.
    Your first responsibility is to keep them as far as possible from Harper’s Ferry. Your next is to
    defeat them in battle.

    Your forces

    You command Shields’ division of three brigades and supporting cavalry. There are garrison
    troops at Harper’s Ferry that will not leave that place but will fight if attacked. Shields has been in
    the valley for several months and his troops have acquitted themselves well. See details in the
    table below.

    Your command begins the campaign in Winchester, with scouts in surrounding areas.

    You are well supplied but you must maintain an unbroken route for all your units back to Harper’s
    Ferry. It may be wise to detach units to guard your supply line.

    Frémont commands Blenker’s division plus some independent brigades. Frémont has been
    curiously inactive in recent months but is now on the move.

    You understand Frémont to be at Moorefield.

    The enemy

    The enemy is in two bodies, one under Jackson and one under Ewell.

    Jackson’s force is at Staunton. It consists of four infantry brigades. They have gained a reputation
    for aggression and speed in recent months. Most famous is the Stonewall brigade that won fame
    at Bull Run.

    Ewell’s force is at Stanardsville. It also consists of four infantry brigades and supporting cavalry.

    There is another enemy brigade at McDowell.

    Your engineers have repaired the railroad as far as Winchester so it is considered friendly. All other
    railroads are still under Confederate control.
    Orders for turn 1

    Please now write orders for turn 1 by completing the table below. Before doing so you may
    correspond with general Frémont by email, copying your correspondence to the Umpire.

    Turn number 1

    Unit Fighting Starting 1st impulse 2nd 3rd Ending box


    Power/ box impulse impulse
    Scouting
    Value
    Banks Winchester

    Shields Winchester

    1 1/Kimball FP 3 Winchester

    2 2/Kimball FP 3 Winchester

    3 1/Sullivan FP 3 Winchester

    4 2/Sullivan FP 3 Winchester

    5 1/Tyler FP 3 Winchester

    6 2/Tyler FP 2 Winchester

    7 1st Michigan FP 0.33 Winchester


    Cavalry SV1

    8 1st Ohio Cavalry FP 0.33 Kernstown


    SV1

    9 Maryland Cavalry FP 0.33 Middleton


    SV1

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