Effect of XXVI Corps Headquarters Shift

I am still working on reports for the commanders and order of battle updates after Tulip Creek. The simulation is still expected to resume sometime over next weekend, although the vigor with which the two sides choose to engage or not engage will be dependant on the how their respective strategies play out across the campaign theatre.

During the Tulip Creek Campaign, the XXVI Corps had its headquarters in Hot Springs at the start of the campaign. With the II Corps headquarters in Washington, this made Arkadelphia a logical "hot spot" between the two armies. (Primary roads are significantly faster than secondary roads for moving units). The campaign was fought out over a relatitvely small section in the east-central portion of the campaign theatre. The fighting was restricted to six localities, with infantry only engaging along the triangle formed by Arkadelphia, Rockport and Tulip. Although there were no engagements in Pleasant Ridge, Raymonds, Princeton and Cache Marse, there was significant troop movement through these localities throughout the campaign.

With the shift of the XXVI Corps headquarters to Mt. Ida, will we see a shift in figthing to the western side of the campaign theatre? Centreville and Mt. Moriah are about half way between the two headquarters on the main road. The secondary road network in the west and central portions of the campaign theatre is slightly more developed than that of the east, with key crossroads at Amity, Alpine, County Line, Brocktown and Point Cedar. Movement, however, is 40% slower on secondary roads than primary roads in good weather. There was no rain during the period of May 1 - May 15, but marching on secondary roads will be extremely slow when it finally does rain. (The weather model is based on actual weather in the Hot Springs area on corresponding dates in a randomly selected year from the 20th century.)