Watch “Fury in the West (Avalon Hill) - Cinematic Unbox of Unpunched Classic on Anniversary (April 6, 1862),” a board game unboxing on BoardGameVideo.
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Shiloh - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmY-JH-M5G3BOLB3QJoeRkChFATpBUv1J
Cinematic - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmY-JH-M5G3DNHKHNfd0u-y3Y-_HwpiGP
Not my typical Deep Dive; but could not resist the special treatment for a special game on a special day celebrating a special find . . .
The Confederate army hoped to defeat Grant's Army of the Tennessee before it could be reinforced and resupplied. Although it made considerable gains with a surprise attack on the first day of the battle, Johnston was mortally wounded and Grant's army was not eliminated. Overnight, Grant's Army of the Tennessee was reinforced by one of its divisions stationed farther north, and was also joined by portions of the Army of the Ohio, under the command of Major General Don Carlos Buell. The Union forces conducted an unexpected counterattack in the morning, which reversed the Confederate gains of the previous day. The exhausted Confederate army withdrew further south, and a modest Union pursuit started and ended on the next day.
Though victorious, the Union army had more casualties than the Confederates. After the surprise and lengthy Union casualty list became known, Grant was heavily criticized; in fact, decisions made by both the Federal and Confederate high command were afterward questioned by individuals on and off the battlefield. The battle was the costliest engagement of the Civil War up to that point, and its nearly 24,000 casualties made it one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war.
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