Week 4 July 1861 - The Union Invests Cairo Illinois

 

Above : River Boats landing Troops at Cairo Illinois from Harpers Weekly - June 1861 (see site footer)

Chit Draw

The Confederates elect to take the "2" from the available guaranteed initiative chits. 

The Union draw a "1" initiative chit on this occasion. 

Confederate Turn

(1) Trapper's South Carolina Brigade I3 (2nd Palmetto and 10th and 19th South Carolina regiments) continues on its train movement delivering the Brigade to Nashville (costs 3 Rail Points).

(2) An M2 Alabama Volunteer Regiment brigade  from Mobile has moved by train at a cost of 2 Rail Points to B2408 about 20 miles from New Orleans. 

Union Turn

(1) McLennan boards river boats with a supply train and 3 supply points and M2 Thayer's Brigade (1st Nebraska and 58th, 68th and 78 th Ohio Regiments) to move to Cairo. 

The initiative role for McDowell and combat at Mannassas Junction is failed again ! 

The Mississipi is starting to bristle with volunteer regiments supported by flotillas of River Transport boats on Both sides. 

The Confederates appear to has shored up the defences of Nashville. In the East McDowel's  27,000 Union infantry that crossed the Potomac are in a stand off with the 27,000 Confederates under Jo Jonston and Pierre Gustav Toutant-Beauregard across Bull Run at Manassas Junction. 

Thats the end of July 1861. I will update the Living Tracker and then take a pause to consider the strategic turn for August 1861 which will deliver new  leaders, volunteer units and resources into theatre.