Great Campaigns of the Civil War - Update: Atlanta OOB Pack released!!

[Zeke]

Update:

I will place all released Campaign packs here in the future

So here is the first: Jacksons Valley Campaign of 1862

(updated 18/07/2013)
http://www.mediafire.com/?6m94r1mdz01j25a

Here is the 1862 Peninsula Campaign

https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=15E ... OAkVYRy7vg

Here is 1863 Knoxville Campaign

https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=15E ... e0aWqt84jg

Atlanta Campaign 1864 OOB Pack is here:

https://www.mediafire.com/?kfnpijc9jmy84ny

Instructions:

• Ensure you have the latest patch of SOW installed.
• Ensure you have download Reb Buglers "Bugles and Flags" mod the latest can be found here www.norbsoftdev.net/forum/modifications ... flags-xii- DO THIS FIRST before installing my mod drop into the mod folder and then activate in the modifications section.
• Download my mod.
• Drop "Valley Campaign of 1862" into the mod folder.
• Open the game and select the new "Valley Campaign of 1862" mod now showing in the Modifications section
• Now go to Sandbox and all the OOBs will be showing I have done them in numerical order of which they ran in the campaign.

Very Important: when not playing the campaign please deselect the MOD in the Modifications section

Any issues please let me know here or PM me

Zeke

A while back I promised to release some OOB packs of the great campaigns of the American Civil war – This fantastic game has evolved dramatically and the selection of additional maps now available make this possible, so from time to time I will be releasing a Campaign OOB pack. A lot of focus thus far has been on the Eastern Theatre of the war however the Western theatre was just as hard fought as was the Trans-Mississippi Theatre. Some of the battle featured will be smaller affairs (the improvements in ratio of troops in SOWG now make these smaller battles possible)

So where to start? The campaigns of the American Civil War are categorized in many various ways. The U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry has identified 25 main campaigns - An alternative campaign categorisation is that of the National Park Service, Their categorisation are far more detailed and inclusive than the Army heraldry version, particularly for actions outside of the Eastern Theatre and Western Theatre.


The U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry - Campaigns of the American Civil War

• Sumter 1861
• Bull Run 1861 ("First Manassas" for Confederate service)
• Henry & Donelson 1862
• Mississippi River 1862-1863
• Peninsula 1862
• Shiloh 1862
• Valley 1862
• New Mexico Campaign 1862
• Manassas 1862 ("Second Manassas" for Confederate service)
• Antietam 1862 ("Sharpsburg" for Confederate service)
• Fredericksburg 1862
• Murfreesborough 1862-1863
• Chancellorsville 1863
• Gettysburg 1863
• Vicksburg 1863
• Chickamauga 1863
• Chattanooga 1863
• Wilderness 1864
• Atlanta 1864
• Spotsylvania 1864
• Cold Harbor 1864
• Petersburg 1864-1865
• Shenandoah 1864
• Franklin 1864
• Nashville 1864

National Park Service - Campaigns of the American Civil War

Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theatre and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War

• Expedition to New Orleans (April to May 1862)
• Operations against the Defenses of Charleston (June 1862 to July 1863)
• Operations against Baton Rouge (August 1862)
• Operations in West Louisiana (April 1863)
• Port Hudson Campaign (May - July 1863)
• Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana (June to September 1863)

Campaigns of the Eastern Theatre of the American Civil War

• Battles of the Chesapeake Bay Blockade of the American Civil War‎ May 1861
• Western Virginia Campaign‎ May to December 1861
• Manassas Campaign June and July 1861
• Battles for McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia of the American Civil War October 1861
• Burnside's North Carolina Expedition‎ February and June 1862
• Jackson's Valley Campaign‎ March-June 1862
• Peninsula Campaign March - July 1862
• Northern Virginia Campaign‎ August and September 1862
• Maryland Campaign‎ September 1862
• Fredericksburg Campaign‎ December 1862
• Goldsboro Expedition December 1862
• Chancellorsville Campaign‎ April 30 to May 6 1863
• Battles of Longstreet's Tidewater Campaign of the American Civil War April to May 1863
• Gettysburg Campaign‎ June and July 1863
• Bristoe Campaign‎ October and November 1863
• Mine Run Campaign November – December 1863
• Overland Campaign‎ May and June 1864
• Early’s Valley Campaigns ‎ May to October 1864
• Battles of the Operations against Plymouth of the American Civil War May 1864
• Bermuda Hundred Campaign‎ May 1864
• Petersburg Campaign June 1864 - March 1865
• Appomattox Campaign‎ March – April 1865

Campaigns of the Western Theatre of the American Civil War

• Operations in Eastern Kentucky September–December 1861
• Operations at the Ohio and Mississippi River Confluence November 1861
• Offensive in Eastern Kentucky January 1862
• Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers February–June 1862
• Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis February–June 1862
• Confederate Heartland Offensive June–October 1862
• Iuka and Corinth Operations September-October 1862
• Stones River Campaign December 1862 – January 1863
• Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee December 1862 – January 1863
• Vicksburg Campaign December 1862 – July 1863
• Middle Tennessee Operations February–April 1863
• Tullahoma Campaign June 1863
• Morgan's Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio July 1863
• Chickamauga Campaign August–September 1863
• East Tennessee Campaign September–October 1863
• Chattanooga Campaign October 1863
• Operations on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad November 1863
• Chattanooga Campaign November 1863
• Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign November–December 1863
• Operations about Dandridge December 1863 – January 1864
• Operations in North Alabama January 1864
• Meridian and Yazoo River Expeditions February 1864
• Demonstration on Dalton February 1864
• Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee and Kentucky March-April 1864
• Atlanta Campaign May-September 1864
• Morgan's Raid into Kentucky June 1864
• Forrest's Defense of Mississippi June-August 1864
• Operations in Mobile Bay August 1864
• Franklin–Nashville Campaign September-December 1864
• Burbridge's Raid into Southwest Virginia October 1864
• Breckenridge's Advance into East Tennessee November 1864
• Savannah Campaign November-December 1864
• Stoneman's Raid into Southwest Virginia December 1864
• Carolinas Campaign February-March 1865
• Mobile Campaign March-April 1865
• Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia April 1865

Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theatre of the American Civil War

• Operations to Control Missouri June–October 1861
• Confederate Occupation of New Mexico July–September 1861
• Operations in the Indian Territory, or the "Trail of Blood on Ice" November–December 1861
• Operations in Northeast Missouri December 1861
• Sibley's New Mexico Campaign February–March 1862
• Operations on the White River June 1862
• Operations Near Cache River, Arkansas July 1862
• Operations North of Boston Mountains August–November 1862
• Operations to Suppress the Sioux Uprising August–September 1862
• Operations to Blockade the Texas Coast September 1862 – January 1863
• Prairie Grove Campaign November 1862
• Operations Against Galveston December 1862 – January 1863
• Marmaduke's First Expedition into Missouri January 1863
• Marmaduke's Second Expedition into Missouri April–May 1863
• Operations to Control Indian Territory June–September 1863
• Operations Against the Sioux in North Dakota July 1863
• Advance on Little Rock September–October 1863
• Red River Campaign March–April 1864
• Camden Expedition April 1864
• Price's Raid September–October 1864

So I plenty to choose from then! I’m open to suggestions as Lee once said “if practicable” – Seaborne campaigns and ones involving heavy fortification are at this stage not really possible due to the maps not being openly available for modding but in the future these may be possible (I’d personally love to see these in the future). For the moment we are best looking at the more ‘open-field‘ campaigns and battles. There will not be any sprites or maps with these releases although I may change the organisational structure and unit make up (i.e. A more westernised look for any possible Western campaigns ) and please feel free to contribute either here on the forum post or message me.
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Zeke

[Don]

The following strike my imagination: Valley 1862; Atlanta 1864; red River campaign; Fredericksburg 1862 (the maps practically already exist in the Chancellorsville addition); The Vicksburg Campaign; & a personal favorite, Jubal Early's invasion of the Valley in 1864, including Monocacy.

[Marching Thru Georgia]

The Atlanta campaign is the most obvious. Those battles were fought with fairly equal numbers. But why set your sights so low. The 1813-14 campaign had some great battles. With the general lack of French cavalry for follow through, it was a precursor to the ACW.

[RDBoles]

My interest right now is the Kentucky invasion by Bragg. Perryville was fought only by portions of each army. A lot of what if's are possible. Buell had possibly 137,000 of all arms at his command in the whole campaign. He was able to get about 57,000 to the battle field of Perryville. Bragg had about 68,000 of all arms but never seemed to get them all together. Kirby Smith's command failed to co-ordinate as planned with Bragg. So many chances were lost. Not to mention Buell was sacked and Thomas was appointed but refused to take command and Buell was re-instated. What if Thomas accepted? At least a fifth of Buell's command were raw recruits picked up on the march. Bragg didn't get the recruits he expected from Kentucky only about a 1000 to 5000 estimated. What if again, if more rallied around the Confederate flag? Anyway, that's my humble interest.
RDBoles

[Zeke]

Yep Jackson's Valley Campaign, Sherman's march to Atlanta and Grant at Vicksburg do really jump out as must do's. It has to be said - Early's campaign of 1864 is also an interesting one - Taylors Red River is a much forgotten campaign as are the Franklin and Nashville campaigns..... B)

Perryville well - Buell should have crushed Bragg but he was a paper pusher not a battlefield general so that could be looked at.

As for 1813-14 well that not really for here but the Napoleonic section MTG - although I would love to see 100,000 Prussians/Russians at Lützen or Leipzig!! :woohoo: Unfortunately we don't have packed sprites for them yet so the frame hit rate would be horrific!! - Although I am researching 1806 Jena campaign at the moment

Keep the suggestions coming

Zeke

PS Quick sneak peak....


Here are a few things I have been working on for the mod one thing I personally didn't like (in SOWG now and previously TC2M) was the Artillery having individual flags not very realistic so I have borrowed an idea from the nap mod - ACW Unit Flags

So here is the US Artillery with unit flag....



And if you have smaller engagement maybe company size instead of a flag for each unit ......



and not leaving out the Confederates



just a couple of ideas - they are not perfect need to dull them down and make them slightly more transparent when not selected but you get the idea B)

[Zeke]

Okay My first campaign will be one that quite a few here in messages and over the last few months in posts have mentioned they would like to see.....

"It's February 1862 - The Civil war which at first was thought by many to last no more than a few months has been raging for nearly a year although several battles have been fought no decisive engagement has been gained by either side. Lincoln exasperated by in-action of his new senior military commander Major General George B. McClellan orders him and the newly created "Grand Army of the Potomac" to move on Richmond and end the war.

In a move that would become known as the "The Peninsula Campaign of 1862" McClellan formulated his plans. The campaign would become probably the single most ambitious Union operation of the entire War. McClellan decided that in order to outflank the strong Confederate defences in northern Virginia, an army over 120,000 men strong would be transported by sea to the Peninsula between the James and York Rivers, to the east of Richmond. Having bypassed those defences, the Federal army, would be able to advance quickly against the Confederate capitol, without having to face an entrenched opponent.....To counter this threat a desperate Jefferson Davis orders Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson into the Shenandoah Valley to defend and tie up Union Forces present in the area. The Shenandoah Valley is strategic for two main reasons 1/ A Confederate army could move through the valley to threaten Washington and 2/ Known as the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" its fertile lands provided supplies/sustenance for whichever army controlled it. By Feb/March 1862 Jacksons has a force of 4500 men however the Union forces in the area has nearly 36000 men. At first Jackson was forced to retreat by Union Major General Nathaniel Banks but then in March - Confederate Cavalry Commander Colonel Turner Ashby reported to Jackson that Banks was now withdrawing troops from the area and that only a small Union force remained near Kernstown......With more men on the way (eventually reaching 17000 men) it was time for Jackson to Strike....."Stonewall" and his "Foot Cavalry" was entering the Valley in what would become one of the most famous and celebrated campaigns of the war......




This has been researched and will be as historically correct as possible it will include adjusted cavalry and the flag changes...more to come soon

Zeke

[Don]

Zeke, that's a great choice. It's a campaign that will take ingenuity to fight. Also, it's a fine representation of Jackson at his best. :woohoo:

[Zeke]

Zeke, that's a great choice. It's a campaign that will take ingenuity to fight. Also, it's a fine representation of Jackson at his best. :woohoo:

Thanks Don ...Yep totally agree Jackson at his best ....He fought an ingenious campaign using forced marches to totally bamboozle three Union armies each much larger in manpower than his own.

I will be including a full overview of the campaign with bio's on the main leaders, maps of the battles and overview of all the engagements I am also including new splash intro screens while the OOBs loads

so plenty to keep everyone happy

Best thing is that these battles were divisional in size so you can put your sprite ratio to max for full effect without burning out your computer B) :laugh: :woohoo:

As for Western Campaigns - Don't worry guys these will be coming! :whistle:

Zeke

[Zeke]

Testing going quite well I going to be using RebBuglers Bugles and Flags mod with this and other campaign release as they look so darn fine B) This mod can be found on the below link:

http://www.norbsoftdev.net/forum/modifi ... -flags-xii

Its a great mod and I recommend that you use it whether you download my mod or not. Please download and install the above mod now - the reason for this is that it includes some items that my mod will over write (don't worry RB your full genius will not be over done with my pathetically minuscule changes!!!! - This is so the Valley Splash pages show up when you load up a OOB

The Louisiana Tigers play a key role in the Valley Campaign (in particular at 1st Winchester) I have the 150th Edition SOW which comes with the Tiger sprites however I don't think its fair on the developers to add these within the mod as this is an incentive to buy the new release, so these will not be included and instead will be represented in the mod with the stock sprites. Of course If like me you have this edition you can always amend the mods OOBs and include them yourselves

should be finished testing soon and plan to release this weekend

Zeke

[Zeke]

Jacksons 1862 Valley campaign is now released this can be found here on my first post with instructions

http://www.norbsoftdev.net/forum/modifi ... ased#58565

Includes

• OOBs for all the main clashes of the Valley Campaign
• A Comprehensive overview including maps of the battles and a Bio of the main leaders
• Flag Unit mod
• Adjusted cavalry they are now led by an officer
• Ten new splash pages for the campaign while the OOB loads