Seven Pines Solo Turns 1-6

1.00 pm and D H Hill advances astride the Williamsburg Stage Road smashing into Casey's Division. Garland's Brigade successfully assault Naglee breaking the right of the Union line.

Taking advantage of their success the Rebels move to outflank the entrenchments at the Twin Houses. Casey tries to withdraw Naglee's now isolated Brigade but fails the command test.

Naglee makes a good fight of it making a dent in the Brigades of Rodes and Rains but is eventually broken and the entrenchments are overrun. Casey himself is wounded during the fighting and carried to the rear.

The Confederates continue to push on towards Seven Pines whilst what's left of  Casey's Division (foreground) reform to the rear of Couch's men. The red counter denotes that Casey has become a casualty.

By now Garland has advanced up to the abatis but has become isolated from his supports. D H Hill tries to call the Brigade back but fails the required command test (it is harder than usual for the Confederates to change orders to represent the poor command performance during the real battle). With 2 Federal batteries and a host of rifles aimed at them it is no surprise that Garland is destroyed shortly after.

Longstreet arrives with three more Brigades to bolster the Confederate attack. By now D H Hill's Division has been seriously depleted and will need support if they are to take Seven Pines.

3.30 pm and the first of the Union reinforcements arrive. These are the van of Heintzelman's II Corps coming in along the Williamsburg Stage Road and the Richmond & York River RR.

The state of play at the end of Turn 6 - zoom in to read the unit labels.