The belligerents:
US:
- 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Occupying Centerville since August 9th, after a failed attack on August 8th. The regimental commander, Colonel Robert C. Schultz, is technically in command of the 3rd Brigade, leaving the regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George W. Becker. Both are on the field.
CS: Cleburne's Brigade (Brigadier General Patrick Cleburne is on the field)
- 1st Alabama (Colonel Marcellus Douglas) is advancing from Nicholas, having been driven out of Centerville by the 1st Illinois and a battalion of cavalry on August 9th.
- 2nd Alabama Infantry (Colonel Dixon Barnes) is arriving from LeMasters. The 2nd Alabama's main action in the campaign has been defending against cavalry probes in Arlington.
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| Summary of Part I of Centerville - August 19 |
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| The 2nd Alabama opens up the engagement on the Kingston Road. |
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| The 1st Alabama arrives on the Centerville Pike. |
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| Initial fighting in town. |
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| 1st Alabama fires into the 1st Illinois' left flank. |
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| The 1st Illinois starts to waver just before retreating to a new position. |
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| The 1st Illinois starts to reform in a small patch of woods northwest of town. |
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| The 1st Alabama attacks the 1st Illinois in its position in the woods before the 2nd Alabama comes up into line. |
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| The 1st Illinois fires across the Munson Hill Road at the 2nd Alabama from its second fallback position west of the Methodist Church. The 1st Alabama is advancing through the woods on the 2nd Alabama's left. |
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| The 1st Illinois retreats in good order from its position near Munson Hill Road. |
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| The Federals reforming in a field east of Becker and Crew. |
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| The 1st and 2nd Alabama form in the field, advance together and attack the 1st Illinois, which wavers and then falls back deep into a large patch of woods NE of Crew. |
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| Having lost contact with the enemy, Cleburne directs his men back to the south. |
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| The 1st Illinois starts to rally in the woods well to the north of the Confederates. |
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| Cleburne and his men return to the center of town. |
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| Once morale was significantly restored, the 1st Illinois advanced south across the field to its previous fallback position in a small patch of woods on the north side of Munson Hill Road. |
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| Resting in the woods, the 1st Illinois is almost ready to continue contesting Centerville. |
Neither side has routed or reached its casualty threshold. The total casualties are about equal. At the 1 hour mark, the 1st Illinois is rested and its morale is back to "good." I will wait to see if it returns to Centerville when morale reaches "excellent." If not, I will put them marching back to Centerville and turn it back over to AI for another round. So far, the only scripting was the 1st Illinois on hold in their original position in town and the 1st and 2nd AL marching into town with the brigade set on attack. Everything else has been under AI so far. Let's see what happens from here....
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