Better Late Than Never

On Boxing Day morning, the convoy resumed its trek towards Fort Henry.  The occasional BOOM of the Fort's canon and Crack! Crack! of a rebel sharpshooter reassured that the fort was still held for the Queen.

As the column approached the little village of Presdelac, shots rang out

The steamer pressed forward under a hot fire while the relief column attacked vigorously on a broad front only to suffer heavy losses in a very short amount of time. General Ross was forced to call off the attack and fall back.

Overview of the table.

 After lunch and a discussion of tactics and the rules of war, the men were ready for another go. This time the approach was made more cautiously and improved tactics were used in accordance with the latest regulations. 

Fierce fighting. 

A coordinated attack on one flank of the village was successful while this time the steamer was able to push on under the heavy fire until they sighted the fort and were able to signal an order to sortie out.

Caught in the open between two fires, the Rebels are forced to pull back allowing the first wagons to reach the fort.

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Thank you to all for the good wishes left in the comments of the previous post!

My apologies for the unexplained disappearances of all the close ups I took of the steamer running the gauntlet of fire from the cliffs.