Installment 2 of Diminutive OOBs Series: New Market OOB for TC2ndM

There are two OB files: 

1. OB_New_Market.csv will work on the stock game and with the CMP 1.06 
installed (using cavalry divisions). 

2. OB_New_Market_DIXIE2.csv is designed for Dixie2 mod. 

Place them in your Open Play folder. It includes the VMI cadet corps; by chance, 
one of the new the DIXIE2 uniforms looks very accurate for the VMI guys. There is 
some problem with regiments not firing when they are in range, they rout very quickly. 
I think that this is a problem with the mod, which apparently was not designed for 
the maximum AI cycles or to for the “Hard” level.

The OOB covers the main battle of May 15th, 1864, plus the cavalry battles during 
the week leading up to the battle. There is a lot of cavalry involved. A couple of 
the southern cavalry regiments (62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry and 23rd Virginia 
Cavalry) were ordered to dismount and fight as infantry; the dismounted cavalry 
regiments are included in the confederate infantry brigades. The confederate 
partisan ranger battalions are equipped with shotguns and revolvers, really only 
good for scouting and killing officers.

General Breckenridge is given his historically accurate high characteristics. Maj. 
Gen. Sigel and his division commander Sullivan were trying their best to lose this 
campaign. To make him a better foe, I gave him non-historically aggressive attributes. 
His men didn’t trust him, so he won’t be able to rally men well and won’t have much 
initiative or loyalty.

Strengths are as follows:

CSA 
Total - 4902
Infantry - 3707
Cavalry - 905
Artillery - 18 (9 rifled guns)

USA
Total -  7807
Infantry - 5245
Cavalry - 2112
Artillery - 28 (22 rifled guns)



This OOB is based mostly on the book The Battle of New Market by William C. Davis 
(Doubleday, 1975). Other good online sources:

http://www.mbreiding.us/ert/2005/nashville/day1/civil_war/www.civilwarhome.com/newmarke.htm
Official Records and eyewitness accounts

http://www4.vmi.edu/museum/nm/
New Market Museum

http://www4.vmi.edu/museum/
VMI Museum with archives

http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/Staff-Rides/NewMarket/NM-fm.htm
US Army’s Center for Military History Staff Ride 

I enjoy small OOBs because I like to micromanage and because I can run the game 
in Hi Res (except in DIXIE2). I invite comments and criticisms.

Have Fun, Tacloban