[Altar of Forked Freedom] Shilo

Date 2025-03-22
Author Matthias
Published 2026-10-31 17:41:20

I just came across these pictures again, along with the few sparse notes, one and a half years after playing the game. I don't even remember why I didn't do the full write-up back then… Now I am missing all the memories the short notes would normally trigger.
So below are just the notes I took during the game.

Deployment

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Turn 1

7 vs 4: the Confederates got the clock.

Bid 3

Clark's division advanced; the first two interrupt shots hit and stopped the advance.
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On the Union left flank, the interrupt fire did not stop Bragg's attacking Confederates.
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The Tyler moved forward to interrupt the Confederates trying to advance along the flank; its interrupt fire stopped one division.
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Counter-battery fire missed.
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Rolled 4 and 3: 12 - 3 = 9.

Bid 2

Hurlbut's artillery caused two recoils, taken as fatigue.
Raith caused the same.
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Rolled 6 and 4: 5.

Bid 1

Three interrupt fires missed.
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End of Turn Sequence

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Reinforcements arrived.
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Turn 2

7 vs 6: the Confederates won.
The Tyler fired and moved, causing one recoil.

Bid 7

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W. H. L. Wallace activated.
Rolled 3 and 3: 9.

Bid 4

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Rolled 5 and 3: 6.

Bid 3

Hardee activated.
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Interrupt failed.
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Two interrupts were successful. The artillery's counter-battery fire failed.
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Rolled 5 and 1: 5.

Bid 2

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Two interrupts were successful.

End of Turn Sequence

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Turn 3

6 vs 2.

Bid 7

Wallace repositioned on the left flank, and the artillery fired: a successful counter-battery shot, plus another recoil.
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Rolled 2 and 1: 12 - 2 = 10.

Bid 5

Hardee activated.
The Tyler missed.
2 vs 0 for the Confederates.
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The artillery missed.
Rolled 4 and 5: 6.

Bid 4

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Rolled 5 and 3: 3.

Bid 3

On the Union side, Sherman and Hurlbut activated.
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7 vs 1: Hindman was broken.
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The artillery caused a recoil on the first attacker.
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7 vs 4.
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6 vs 5.
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Rolled 6 and 2: clock = 1.

Bid 2

Reid moved to block the gap in the line, but was forced to recoil by interrupt fire.
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Artillery fire caused a recoil.
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Defensive artillery fire on the enemy artillery caused two recoils and silenced it.
Artillery fire on the other battery had no result.
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Marsh was broken.
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End of Turn Sequence

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Reid plugged the line.
Marsh routed.

Turn 4

4 vs 5.

Bid 7

The Tyler fired on Cleburne.
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W. Wallace's counter-battery fire silenced the enemy guns and made an infantry column recoil.
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In the wood, the Confederates missed. The Union caused two recoils.
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10 vs 1: the unit was broken.
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Rolled 5 and 3: 9.

Bid 4

The Confederates attacked; interrupt fire caused one recoil.
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The counter-battery fire was successful.
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9 vs 7.
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5 vs 4.
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McArthur fought Trabue.
7 vs 6.
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Rolled 5 and 3: 4.

Bid 3

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The artillery caused two recoils.
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Rolled 5 and 2: 2.

Bid 2

Withers activated.
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The interrupt failed.
9 vs 4.
It caused two recoils, and the enemy followed up into Sweeny.
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8 vs 2.
The Confederate unit was broken.
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Wood's Zouaves were broken.
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End of Turn Sequence

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Wood's was still broken.
All units on the Confederate side routed.

Turn 5

7 vs 5: the Union got the clock.

Bid 7

Wallace retreated.
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McClernand activated.
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6 vs 5.
The Confederates recoiled.
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Rolled 6 and 3: 12 - 6 = 6.

Bid 4

Withers and Clark activated.
The artillery fired interrupt fire and was silenced.
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Both Confederate infantry units recoiled from the artillery's interrupt fire.
4 vs 3.
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Rolled 6 and 6: 0.

End of Turn Sequence

Wood's was still broken.
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Turn 6

6 vs 5: the Union kept the watch.

Bid 6

McClernand activated.
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Rolled 6 and 4: 12 - 6 = 6.

Bid 4

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The enemy gun was silenced and recoiled.
Prentiss activated.
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It caused one recoil.
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5 vs 7.
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The Tyler missed the artillery on the main front.
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5 vs 4.
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Rolled 5 and 1: 1.

Bid 3

The artillery moved to the edge of the wood and was sent back by interrupt fire.
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End of Turn Sequence

Wood's routed.
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Turn 7

7 vs 1: the Confederates got the watch.

Bid 6

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Canister fire rolled 9, causing two recoils and one fatigue.
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The artillery made both enemy units recoil.
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Rolled 5 and 2: 10.

Bid 5

The USS Tyler caused one recoil.
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Rolled 5 and 4 (result not noted).
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Rolled 6 and 2: 8.

Bid 3

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Rolled 6 and 1: 7.

Bid 2

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End of Turn Sequence

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Turn 8

4 vs 6: the Union got the clock.

Bid 5

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Rolled 1 and 2: 9.

Bid 4

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8 vs 8.
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8 vs 5.
It caused three recoils.
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5 vs 2 for the Confederates.
It caused three recoils.
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Rolled 3 and 2: 6.

Bid 3

The Confederates gave up.
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Aftermath

The Confederates did not manage to penetrate the Union lines.

Tags assigned to post
Faction
ACW - Confederate
ACW - Union
Period
American Civil War
Place
Marc
Player
Marc
Matthias
Niel
Richard
Rule System
Altar of Forked Freedom
Scale
6mm