Have early war or militia or gangs of New York figures and want to recycle them?
Think in terms of those northern Regiments rushing to DC being very actively opposed by Richmond's agents provocateur, Maryland militia and Baltimore street gangs. On the Yankee side, there's precious few cartridges and untrained troops who'll have to rely on cold steel vs. rebels of varying strength and armaments.
Have fun.
How about mounted Maryland bushwackers vs a machine gun?
See also https://journals.psu.edu/phj/article/viewFile/22560/22329
For your terrain map, see https://civilwartalk.com/threads/map-of-the-philadelphia-baltimore-rail-road-1853.180195/
What's that? You want a period map for street fighting?
Fine.
Think in terms of those northern Regiments rushing to DC being very actively opposed by Richmond's agents provocateur, Maryland militia and Baltimore street gangs. On the Yankee side, there's precious few cartridges and untrained troops who'll have to rely on cold steel vs. rebels of varying strength and armaments.
Have fun.
On April 19, 1861, only five days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, the situation in Baltimore exploded into violence. The 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at the President Street Station and began the process of changing trains. The cars were disconnected and pulled by horses down Pratt Street to Camden Station. As the process continued, a crowd gathered and with each moment it became more and more unruly. All but two of the cars had been transferred when the crowd blocked the tracks with timbers and anchors.
The two cars returned to the President Street Station and the soldiers disembarked to the howls and jeers of the mob. The troops then marched back down Pratt Street, led by a man carrying a rebel flag, and followed by the mob. At Gay Street some of the mob began tearing up paving stones and throwing them at the soldiers. Other men were seen brandishing pistols and muskets. Someone fired a shot.
Maryland officials demanded that no more federal troops be sent through the state, and secessionists destroyed rail bridges and telegraph lines to Washington to hinder the federal war effort. In May, Union troops occupied Baltimore, and martial law was declared. The federal occupation of Baltimore, and of other strategic points in Maryland, continued throughout the war.
First blood in the Civil War
On April 19, 1861, the first blood of the American Civil War is shed when a secessionist mob in Baltimore attacks Massachusetts troops bound for Washington, D.C. Four soldiers and 12 rioters were killed. One week earlier, on April 12, the Civil War began when Confederate shore batteries opened...
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How about mounted Maryland bushwackers vs a machine gun?
Winans Steam Gun - Wikipedia
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See also https://journals.psu.edu/phj/article/viewFile/22560/22329
For your terrain map, see https://civilwartalk.com/threads/map-of-the-philadelphia-baltimore-rail-road-1853.180195/
What's that? You want a period map for street fighting?
Fine.
Scott's map of the city of Baltimore. From latest records and actual surveys by
Scale ca. 1:7,200. Wards shown. Landowners identified. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes advertisements.
www.loc.gov
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