Battle Above the Clouds: Mclemore's Cove conclusion

Finished up the Mclemore's Cove scenario today.  This is a four day scenario using the basic rules so a fairly large scenario for a basic game.  The Campaign scenarios in the series can go up to over a hundred days, although a lot of that would be marching to battle I don't see how anyone has that much time.

The situation as we start today's session. We left off partway through the second day of battle.  Rosecrans, Bragg Thomas are facing off in the middle of the map.  Union forces are moving up the right flank and the CSA threat to Chatanooga has been beaten back.

In the first activation the union forces near Chatanooga finish off a CSA cavalry unit that was in a bad position where it could not retreat.

With a bit more maneuver the second day of the battle comes to an end.

Thomas wakes up early and leads the first attack of the third day of battle.

Polk is pushed away from the VP spaces in the Cove area.

Thomas moved to parry Bragg's forces at the other pass, surely Rosecrans could hold against Buckner - well maybe not...

Grant needs to send this bum on home.

Bragg had his forces in position but Thomas strikes first pushing Hill away.  This buys Thomas and Rosecrans more time.

Before Bragg can act Union Cavalry take Lafayette - an important town for VP purposes.  The cavalry are quickly sent packing but CSA troops in the area are thin on the ground.  The ones that were here are fighting with Thomas at the moment.

Bragg finally has forces in position and makes his assault on Thomas.

Thomas fights Bragg to a standstill and all the forces in the area are exhausted.  There will be no more fighting in this area today.  In the meantime US troops move in on Lafayette.  They are one mile outside of town when the game is called.  The CSA are losing badly on points by this time.  Despite taking 20VP in VP spaces they are down 22 points due to casualties, 2 points due to VP hexes lost so far and soon to be down 16 more due to other VP spaces.  With the distances they would have to cover to take those spaces back it is not possible with exhausted troops.

The situation near Chattanooga.  The VP space there is defended by a single strong enemy unit that is about to be flanked.  

The entire map at the end of the game.

Next up is Russia Besieged by Compass Games.  I hope it is a worthy successor to Russian Campaign.  All of the modifications I noted reading through the rules sound good.