End of Day 6

A second day of fighting at Romney ended in stalemate again, with the Federals stubbornly holding onto the area around Evans Farm at the west side of the Covered Bridge over the South Branch. Their position is now tenuous, after a battery and two brigades of infantry forded the river just to their north. For a second evening, no points were awarded for Romney in the simulation.

Confederates drove Federal cavalry away from Points Cross Roads and Higginsville, but in the late afternoon Federals managed to cut the Martinsburg Turnpike at Forks of Cacapon. With the successful occupation of Three Churches, the day looks like a Federal Victory.

The Federals now have 21 points, putting them within striking distance of victory. The Confederates have fallen behind with 17 points. But if the Confederates end Day 7 with control of Romney and Three Churches again, they could possibly end Day 7 with at least a score of 22 points against 24 points for the Federals. If both sides reached 25 points on Day 8, the simulation would be declared a draw.  Day 7 could prove to be very interesting... At this point, it is highly unlikely that the sim will go beyond Day 8.