Battlefield Tactics, Green Hill Park, #1

Battlefield  Tactics at Green Hill Park -- Saturday, Oct. 12, 1863 (2013)

1:45 p.m.

--Confederate Army is positioned  in the tree-line at a right angle;

--CS Artillery just beyond the swale at far end of battlefield;

--Union Army is positioned along the water; Artillery on high ground;

2:00 -- 2:10

--Union moves from waters edge in column past trees and turns left;

--CS guns open on US column;

--US deploys into battle line, with reserve near the trees;

--CS Line, behind artillery commences firing and moves forward past the artillery;

--US moves forward to engage;

--Both lines square off.

2:10 -- 2:15

--CS gun and infantry freeze US Line’s advance;

--US reserve is brought up to US left;

--When US reserve meets main line and after three rounds are fired by US;

--CS Line moves from tree line and assaults US left

2:15 -- 2:30

--US left flank is refused from attack;

--CS main body forward with gun support;

--CS drive on US right, US id driven back;

--US forms a “V” with apex to CS;

--US Artillery Battery opens covering the retrograde movement of US;

--US retreat is slow and deliberate;

--CS begins to advance but takes casualties from US Artillery;

--CS retreats 20 yards  and recovers from US Artillery;

--US retires from field back to the waters edge.

2:30

--US Artillery cease fire;

--Casualties from both armies stay in place on field;

--Truce is called to pick up viable wounded and both are take to respective hospitals;

--After wounded are removed, dead are to be removed or tactically walked back.

--End of battle