The US Civil War turns 3,4, and 5

Played through turns 3,4, and 5 of The US Civil War yesterday.  The south appeared to be in big trouble at the end of 61 and then the winter of 62 introduces RE Lee and things look up.

End of turn 3 in the East.  Longstreet has been kicked out of his spot in WV, now holding onto one last little town (left side of pic near the center).  J Johnston holds off the union horde with Stuart nearby.  Stuart had gone on a run up north did some damage and after figuring out I messed up and used the 0 column instead of the 1 (and thus he lived rather than died) he skeedadled back in VA.

The situation in the West and far West.  Van Dorn holds Springfield.  AS Johnston holds the Mississippi.

A shot centered on WV, which is about to fall.

End of turn 4.

In the east "whiskers" Burnside takes Norfolk.  J Johnston and Beuregard hold off McClellan and Longstreet falls back into VA.

In the west Grant had taken Nashville, AS Johnston swung around to retake it (Grant had moved back to the spot where the 1SP currently resides) and Grant managed to Intercept but then lost the battle.  Nashville is saved!  The problem is the South had to use up almost all the SP in the area to do it.

End of turn 5.

First in the East.  Longstreet was defeated at Stauton but the the US did not have enough MP to destroy the space and take control.  RE Lee moved near but could not make it that phase (not enough MP).  Next activation roll the south wins and RE Lee attacks - knocking the interlopers down 2so to no loss.  Since it was 2-1 Lee kept going and attacked again finishing off the last US SP.  Next activation round Lee went up to Harpers Ferry (using a Special Action to increase speed by 2) and knocked them back as well (the DM stack above them is where they ended up).  Finally some troops in DC went south and attacked Beuregard and lost (lucky buggar but the entrenchments helped).  I thought I had it on the picture but further south the US landed troops and took a port too, the squeeze is starting...

More fighting between Grant and AS Johnston, with Mcgruder now up as cavalry.  Basically the two are pounding the snot out of each other.

In the Far West Curtis takes Springfield, not looking good for the Rebs, but there is a lot of ground and not much in the way of VP spaces.

Both my opponent and I rate this game highly, now that Lee is on the board he will have to protect the north while making big gains elsewhere - it is close to a southern auto-victory at the moment.  The problem for the south is pushing for that victory means leaving somewhere else uncovered...