As it was in a previous AAR, U.S. volunteer infantry proved incapable of taking the field against Spanish regulars. The Americans began the scenario in a better position than before. They bracket the Spanish force on a hill. The problem is that the hill is forested and the Spanish are partially entrenched.

There was some bad luck in that my artillery roll ammo depletion the first time it fired, thus rendering it in effective for the rest of the game. That merely exacerbated the problem of my infantry being unable to stand before the Spanish for very long. I did manage to almost take one entrenchment. I also managed several flanking fire attacks. In the end none of my efforts were enough to maintain a threat against the Spanish. Low value infantry need solid leadership, and the volunteer officer corps doesn't have that either.