TURN 3 fall 1861 "For the people"

This turn, card hand rises to 6 cards, the rest of the game will be  7 cards turn.

Interphase stuff: This is a special interphase due to 90 days enlistement. No reinforcement this time, just the possibility to move troops by railroad and two new leaders for CSA.

Card 1. Union begins redeploying leaders, and confederacy moves AoNV against Frederick, hard battle there (poor old Beauregard dies) but a southern victory, political control placed in Frederick, next card could bring a first attempt to reach Washington (WDC).

Card 2. Union has a +4 (+2 McLellan +2 fort) at WDC but AoMV is also a +4, so a bad dr could mean WDC falling. So union decides to counter attack, active AoP (just a +1 army) from Culpepper  against Hanover in order to cut supply line of AoNV and to theraten Richmond. Gambit works and AoNV comes back to south to reestablish a supply line and fights against AoP, Hanover battle is another smashing victory of the south, but WDC is relived.

                                           ... no LOC for AoNV so gets back and crushes AoP!!

Card 3. AoP backs to Frederick and reinforces with troops from WDC, then AoNV strikes again against AoP at Frederick, but this time AoP stands (with lots of luck) and  wins a soft  battle.

Card 4. Fort placed again at frederick, this gives AoP +3 against +4 of AoNV . AoNV gets an elite unit (a future +1 for any hard battle to come)

Card 5. then Union arises blockade level by one (to two) and CSA reorganized his leaders

Card 6. Union plays a campaing card (wich let TWO moves) allowing to close Senandoah gate with halleck corps (15000 men) detached from WDC  and Banks moves his men to get Kentucky for the union. (Very good hand card for union this turn 3)...but now another campaign card for the CSA!!. First move: AoNV backs for the other side this time against Halleck at Harper Ferry (AoP haven't cavalry yet, so just a 1 to intercept), another voctory for the south, and halleck retreats to Chambersburg (Pa) with 5000 men. Then for the second activation Van Dorn ("1" leader, it means all cards activate him) takes advantage of the AoNV work and goes to strike Chambersburg. Not enough troops to do a raid, but he could have close WDC rail connection with north in order to reduce reinforcement rate,...but fails the battle and Halleck is new hero of the union.

Turn losses (bloody one):    casualties.                attrition.
USA                                    45000                      5000
CSA                                    30000                      5000

War  losses:  (casualties +  attrition)
USA                       95000
CSA                       60000

SW
USA 104(-) +10 Kentucky joins the union -5war weariness.                   Blockade level=2
CSA  95(-)