SHILOH 1862 AAR

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More attacks are set up.

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A final set of attacks are set up.

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Heavy losses gain only one hex.

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Turn 35 (4:00pm)

The Confederates make some repositioning moves to keep the defense uniform.

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Union attacks are set up.

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This turn was very bad for the Union. They now have a hard time finding any place in the line where they can create any attack odds.

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Turn 36 (5:00pm)

The Union sets up a few attacks.

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With one success, more attacks are set up. One attack is just to involve the last Union arrivals.

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The final results show little success. Day Two comes to an end, ending the battle. Presumably, the Confederacy would withdraw during the following night.

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The result is a Confederate victory.

Of the On Map VPs, 310 were held by the Confederates and 190 were held by the Union (net 120).
The Loss Penalties were 56 Confederate and 155 Union (net 99).
The VP awards were 10 + 75 = 85 Confederate (McClernand, Sherman) and 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 Union (Ruggles, Breckinridge, Hardee) (net 55).
Total Confederacy = 120 + 99 + 55 = 274 of 500. This is a Significant Victory.

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Here’s a movie of the battle from the Confederacy’s view point (Union units only partially visible):

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And here’s a movie of the battle from the Union’s view point (Confederate units only partially visible):

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Statistical Analysis:

And now, let’s look at some statistics. First up, is the Manpower Losses Chart. Clearly, the Union took a beating on Day One. But they fared only a little better on Day Two:

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Things look even worse for the Union in the Gun Losses Chart:

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And here’s the Loss Penalty Chart. Note that it reflects losses to the Pools as well as permanent losses. So, as losses to the Pools are returned to play, the chart sometimes decreases. Still pretty bad for the Union, though. The difference between the two plots is registered in the Victory Total – 99 VPs for the Confederacy at the end.

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Here is the Net Manpower Chart. The dashed blue plot is the Union total without the 3rd Division (in other words, just what was on the battle area). So, the Union falls far behind in manpower on the first day. It then takes a small edge at the start of the second day. But it finally falls behind the Confederacy before noon. This shows why it was having so little success against the Confederacy’s line.

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Here’s the Net Gun Chart. The Confederacy is superior in numbers (but not in quality) for the duration.

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This shows the Confederacy’s % loss by Corps.

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This shows the Union % loss by Division/Army.

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This shows the manpower losses by day.