tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post5206458137456858508..comments2024-03-29T02:18:02.207-07:00Comments on The Mad Padre's Wargames Page: Battle of Seven Pines (ACW): Gaming the Battle, Piece by Piece (1)Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-19116512144150706502021-05-05T03:29:15.341-07:002021-05-05T03:29:15.341-07:00Thank you Ion, quite agree they are fascinating ex...Thank you Ion, quite agree they are fascinating examples and good examples of bad generalship. Both sides at Seven Pines were inexcusable.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-46238533766465193182021-05-05T03:28:28.957-07:002021-05-05T03:28:28.957-07:00Hi Doug. Yes, Shelby Foote has a cracking good ac...Hi Doug. Yes, Shelby Foote has a cracking good account of it, the part about men propping their wounded comrades against trees so they wouldn't drown in the swamps really stuck with me.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-89142909674576200872021-05-05T03:27:30.908-07:002021-05-05T03:27:30.908-07:00Thanks Dai, we're both learning then!Thanks Dai, we're both learning then!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-82921538802349913402021-05-05T03:26:58.884-07:002021-05-05T03:26:58.884-07:00Thanks Steve, quite agree with your idea and it ma...Thanks Steve, quite agree with your idea and it may become a long term project of mine.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-52925630511026921602021-05-05T03:26:21.468-07:002021-05-05T03:26:21.468-07:00Thank you sir, I was mightily impressed with your ...Thank you sir, I was mightily impressed with your blog post and have started following your blog, well done. Gaines Mill is likewise a fight I don't know much about so, as you say below, a series of linked battles would be an excellent idea. Probably best done in the small scales, 2 or 6mm. Again, thanks for your kind comments.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-32747647900295770772021-05-05T03:14:47.976-07:002021-05-05T03:14:47.976-07:00Those are really good points about troop quality, ...Those are really good points about troop quality, thank you for them. Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-3814062137233188662021-05-05T03:13:53.339-07:002021-05-05T03:13:53.339-07:00Thank you CC. I was lucky to find that Trust map...Thank you CC. I was lucky to find that Trust map to be sure. I'm pleasantly astonished at how much raw data is out there for the finding. Just the other day I came across the regimental history of the 103rd PA online, likewise Garland's report of the battle. There's a ton of digging to be done and odd that nobody has written about this battle since Sears' book, as far as I know.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-27639755138467264362021-04-29T05:14:18.413-07:002021-04-29T05:14:18.413-07:00Looking forward to seeing the after-action narrati...Looking forward to seeing the after-action narrative, Michael! Seven Pines and Gaines's Mill are the most interesting battles of the Peninsular Campaign I've long thought.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-2273484486269525742021-04-29T04:57:29.521-07:002021-04-29T04:57:29.521-07:00I do recall reading about Seven Pines in Shelby Fo...I do recall reading about Seven Pines in Shelby Foote, and thinking it would be a horrific encounter because of the terrain, and extremely difficult to game. Will look forward to seeing this play out.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-66266784950237667442021-04-28T10:45:55.020-07:002021-04-28T10:45:55.020-07:00I'm not sure I can add anything to help you wi...I'm not sure I can add anything to help you with this one Mike, it seems like you have a good plan for how to run this scenario. I'm not familiar with the battle though, so it's been an interesting history lesson at the very least!Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242514358466563002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-15802577912177091642021-04-28T10:17:37.217-07:002021-04-28T10:17:37.217-07:00Great background info and maps and look forward to...Great background info and maps and look forward to seeing how this played out. This campaign begs to be played as a campaign or series of linked battles, with one affecting the outcome of the other.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-84825688273912543202021-04-28T08:24:38.674-07:002021-04-28T08:24:38.674-07:00Gaines Mill would also be a good battle for you to...Gaines Mill would also be a good battle for you to do. I did a layout for 2mm so you can get an idea of which parts to focus on if you do it. <br />https://littleleadwarriors.blogspot.com/2020/06/project-2mm-terrain-done.html<br /><br />The Civil War Preservation Trust have a great set of maps and I used the 2:30 map as my inspiration.siggianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964979635375875224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-61039532432959936152021-04-28T08:20:49.069-07:002021-04-28T08:20:49.069-07:00Troop ratings should never be done in a vacuum. It...Troop ratings should never be done in a vacuum. It's far better to judge them relative to their peers and to their opponents. So I completely agree with having the Union troops as green and the Confederates as veteran or elite. In those Peninsula battles, the Confederate troops were far more motivated and that made them relatively superior to the Union troops. <br /><br />With a relative rating in place, you could argue that the Union troops at Gaines Mill shortly after this battle would be the veteran troops and the same Confederates troops were green given how that battle was fought.siggianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964979635375875224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-33344752050699523692021-04-28T08:03:47.364-07:002021-04-28T08:03:47.364-07:00This a very nice AAR. It is unusual to find a qual...This a very nice AAR. It is unusual to find a quality map such as the one you provided from the US Civil War Preservation Trust in a blog post. Your conception of how to play out this rather large battle is commendable.<br />CelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.com