1862 – The Battle of Perryville – Confederate Heartland Offensive

"I think to lose kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game ."
–Abraham Lincoln
September 22, 1861

one of the deadliest battles of the confederate heartland campaign and in the state of Kentucky. Where roughly about 38,000 men fought 162 years ago. Whoever enlists must be ready to tread the many rivers and hills of Kentucky, and must be able to endure continuous volley fire among other hazards.

Although the state of Kentucky remained neutral during the civil war, the confederacy intended to claim the state as its own and use it to resupply its troops and expand the confederacy’s reach and influence. Throughout the fighting, one Union artillery regiment was nearly wiped out before it was ultimately replaced. The confederacy wasn’t without its own losses either, as both forces lost nearly 4000 men within just five hours.

On October 8, 1862, night fell upon the battlefield at Perryville. During the night, word finally reached Gen. Bragg of the true nature of what lay before him. Rather than facing a small Federal force, he faced Gen. Buell’s entire army, the majority of which didn’t see combat. Weighing his options, Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night and, after pausing at Harrodsburg, continued the Confederate retreat by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee. The Confederate offensive was over, and the Federals controlled Kentucky.

Features
-custom pathfinding
-A large decorated battlefield 2048M by 2048M for 288 bots.
-Firing Lines which can consist of 30 or more troops.

Bots – 300
Point match – Hard difficulty – endless instant action enabled
Battle – Normal difficulty – endless instant action enabled
Respawn time – 18 seconds

Weaponry
-Two P53 enfields.
-One 1861 springfield.

Equipment
-Ammunition bag

Vehicle switch
anti tank is available to use if the player wants to enable artillery. I would recommend trying the map without these items to get a feel for the map first. Some good options are listed below.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1450433374
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2204782355
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2776712316

Mutators: Take a look at the images above to get details on the settings needed.
AI effective range decreaser
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2786737246

Infantry Settings
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2590256783
(These two items listed above are crucial for this map to function, do not avoid!)

LeMieux’s Suppression
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015782864

LeMieux’s Gore 2
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3103402699

Day / Night Cycle v1.0
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2763450761

-In some instances, game-mode battle may not conclude with a victory/defeat screen.
-In some rare instances troops might occasionally zigzag and become stuck, please leave a comment where this is occurring if you see this happening.

(Note: due to hard drive issue I no longer have the file to edit. Sadly, there’s no way i can evaluate bug reports.)

A special thanks to Petersham for showing us how to make these battle formations possible.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198352174154/myworkshopfiles/?appid=636480