$Intro <FONT=HelpHeader,C,8,12,24>GB-DRF-July2-Barksdale, The Longest Charge (C-Brig)
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Length of Play:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 60 minutes
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Command:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Barksdale's Brigade
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Date:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 2 July 1863
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Time:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> 5:30 PM
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Location:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> South of Gettysburg
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Weather:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Overcast and warm
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Situation:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Sickle's salient awaits.  It's vulnerable left flank is obvious.  Once secured, Humphrey's long line will be in your sights.  And then, Cemetery Ridge could be the ultimate prize.
  
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Mission:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Lead your Mississippians through the Peach Orchard, roll up Humphrey’s line, then move east to the ridgeline, and sever the Union army.
  
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Gameplay:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Future objectives will activate as each is secured, up the three.  The first two are 1000 points once secured, then move on.  The last objective is 200 points per minute, your key to a Major Victory.
As the first two objectives are activated, the defending units will gradually retreat, as per historic happenings, keep this in mind before wasting your troops knocking out guns, you'll need troop strength to secure and hold the final objective...for fresh Yankee troops await you there.
Help your friendlies where possible, and they'll assist you to your end...that Victory that Barksdale's heroism could not achieve.
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Victory Conditions:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>
5000 = Major Victory
4000 = Minor Victory
3000 = Draw
2000 = Minor Defeat
1000 = Major Defeat
 
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Forces Available:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>
Brig. Gen. William Barksdale, commanding Barksdale's Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
 
      13th Mississippi, Col. J. W. Carter
      17th Mississippi, Col. W. D. Holder
      18th Mississippi, Col. T. M. Griffin
      21st Mississippi, Col. B. G. Humphreys
 
 
 
 
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>***Biographical Information***<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24>
 
Brigadier General William Barksdale
Commander Barksdale's Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, under Lieutenant General James Longstreet
 
William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general.  At the Battle of Gettysburg, Barksdale's Brigade arrived with McLaws's Division after the first day of battle, July 1, 1863.  The plan from General Robert E. Lee was for Longstreet's Corps to maneuver into position and attack northeast, up the Emmitsburg Road, to roll up the Union left flank.  Barksdale's sector of the attack placed him directly at the tip of the salient in the Union line at the Peach Orchard, defended by the Union III Corps.  At about 5:30 p.m., Barksdale's Brigade burst from the woods and started an irresistible assault, which has been described as one of the most breathtaking spectacles of the war.  A Union colonel was quoted as saying, "It was the grandest charge that was ever made by mortal man." Although he ordered his subordinate commanders to walk during the charge, Barksdale himself rode on horseback in front, leading the way, hat off, his wispy hair shining so that it reminded a Confederate staff officer of "the white plume of Navarre."
 
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Scenario Author:<FONT=HelpText,L,8,12,24> Randy Keen aka RebBugler
 
<FONT=HelpText,L,195,4,39>Modded from GB12, Author MarkT