-Dedicated to Civil War episodes, battles, people and ships
that also appear in GMT’s Rebel Raiders
on the High Seas, my next game.
April 22, 1863
Historical Event: As 18 Union supply ships attempt to run past
the guns at Vicksburg, Confederate defender General Pemberton prepares to
attack the Union fleet with fire rafts.
Eleven of the transports get through; enough to allow General Grant to
maintain his siege.
Game Connection: Vicksburg is the key to the Mississippi in
Rebel Raiders, and its retention is made even more valuable if playing with the
“Mississippi Survival” Bonus Victory Points optional rule. Taking a fortified Vicksburg requires a
strong naval presence on the river, and one way the Confederates can weaken
that is through the play of a card that reflects the tactic Pemberton used this
day 150 years ago in Rebel Raiders’ History….
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