Between Now and The Clash...

We are doing pretty well in terms of the schedule. All but one of the Confederate corps have formed their 3rd Divisions, and I expect them to be moving on to the next steps of army formation by the end of the week or early next week. (Looking at the total points left for the army and allocating the remaining points to finalize the order of battle.)  The Union Army is just starting on their first round of division formation, but there is plenty of time.

All orders of battle must be completely finalized by September 16th. That includes all divisions formed, any unassigned units or officers selected, any small arms upgrades completed and any final strengthening of brigades and divisions done. No changes will be accepted after that date.

By September 23rd, each army must submit its opening positions. That is list showing the town where each division in the army will be located at the start of the simulation. No more than 3 divisions may be in the same town before the campaign starts. (This restriction does not continue once the campaign begins.) Armies should note that the presence of divisions in some "front line" towns will be reported to the enemy (see rule 3.2.2 and 3.2.3). The basic enemy order of battle will be provided when the initial positions have been received (rule 3.2.1).

By September 30th, each Army will receive an intelligence report listing any presence of enemy divisions in "front line towns."

By October 7th orders for Day 1 of the campaign are due and the simulation kicks off!