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21 May 2014

The Ozarks Campaign Map and Objectives

THE WAR IN ARKANSAS IV: THE OZARKS CAMPAIGN tentatively has nine objectives. Each will be worth one point each. At the end of each day of the campaign, points will be awarded for control of objectives. No points will be awarded for objectives that are unoccupied or contested.

The objectives are:

1. Athens: A town in Izard County that sometimes served as county seat.
2. Dubuque: A town that is the key crossing of the White River in the northern part of the campaign theatre. Dubuque was the end of the navigable portion of the river. The location of smelting works for the production of ammunition.
3. Lebanon: The county seat of Searcy County.
4. Locust Grove: A key intersection in the southern part of the campaign theatre.
5. Mt. Olive: The county seat of Izard County and a crossing of the White River.
6. North Fork: A town in Izard County.
7. Rand's Ford (fictional name for a historical crossing): A crossing of the Buffalo Fork of the White River.
8. Talbot's Ferry: A key crossing of the White River in Marion County and a location of salt peter caves for the manufacture of gun powder.
9. Yellville: The County Seat of Marion County.

The Army of the Arkansas will trace its supply line into Missouri via Franklin. The Department of the Eastern Frontier will trace its supply line back to Fort Smith via Forest Home.

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