Tomahawk

On the campaign map, Tomahawk, Searcy County, is a choke point on the Clinton Road between Yellville and Lebanon.  In many towns, if a force is blocked from one direction, it is possible to send another force to assist on another road, possibly outflanking the enemy by maneuver. Not so with Tomahawk, which can only be accessed from Yellville to the north and Clinton to the south.

 

Unlike North Fork and Rapps Barren, the map that will be used for THE OZARKS CAMPAIGN command simulation is not an attempt to present a faithful representation of the area. It is more open and not quite as hilly. There are undulations in the terrain, however, somewhat reminiscent to the Antietam Battlefield. In a test of the Tomahawk map, opposing units were very close to each other in open terrain, but did not have a clear line of sight due to some gentle dips and rises on the hill around Tomahawk Town.

 

 

Tomahawk Town is somewhat unremarkable... just a few houses. 

Odom's Grist Mill and the Odom House are near the northern entrance of the map.



When approaching from the south, the only farm on the Clinton Road is the Osborne Farm, seen here looking south down Clinton Road from the north side of the Baker's Spring Branch.

The Robertson Farm, (seen in the distance from near the spring at the head of Cedar Run) is off the main road far to the east of town, but nearby Robertson  Hill gives a position from which batteries can harass movement on the Clinton Road south of town.

 



 

Although not marked as such on the map, Tomahawk town sits on an open hill. It is not steep, but it does give some advantage to the defenders.

 

Tomahawk Creek and Baker's Spring Branch have some woods and brush along its banks. This increases fatigue in crossing, but also gives a defensive bonus in what is sometimes the only cover in the immediate area.