The Battle of Morristown

The date is September 29th.  As a light rain begins to fall at dawn, two armies begin a fateful march to destiny.

Roger's Army, fresh off the success of the taking of Bean Station, turns south to their primary objective, Morristown.

The calm before the storm

The Knoxville Army of the East, newly formed, turns north to meet the invading army.  They are determined to defend their homeland soil, but outnumbered and wary of a second invading army - Greene's Army - stationed just a scant fifteen miles to the west.  The nearest friendly force waits far to the east - a hard four-day march away.

Both armies are at full strength.  That means every regiment of horse and foot has 750 men, and every battery of artillery has fifteen guns manned by a crew of ten.  Kingsport brings six regiments of mixed foot (4,500 men), four regiments of cavalry (3,000 horse), and two batteries of guns (thirty cannons) to the fight.  Knoxville can only field five regiments of line infantry (3,750 men), four regiments of cavalry (3,000 horse), and no guns.

Here's what the terrain and local roads look like:

Roger's Army of Kingsport

• Commander: Int 56, Init 75, Cou 13, Cha 42, Str 66, Hea 84, CCR: 3
• Greeneville Rifles (light infantry)
• Kingsport 1st Line
• Kingsport 2nd Line
• Hawkins Line
• Bays Mountain Boys (heavy infantry)
• Dollywood Exiles (heavy infantry)
• Rogersville Dragoons (light horse)
• Jonesville 1st Lancers (medium horse)
• Jonesville 2nd Lancers (medium horse)
• Kingsport Hussars (heavy cavalry)
• Greeneville 1st Battery
• Greeneville 2nd Battery

Knoxville's Army Group East

• Commander: Int 65, Init 96, Cou 10, Cha 46, Str 36, Hea 2, CCR: 5
• White Pine Line
• Dandridge Line
• Morristown 1st Line
• Morristown 2nd Line
• Morristown 3rd Line
• Jefferson City Dragoons (light horse)
• Kodak 1st Lancers (medium horse)
• Kodak 2nd Lancers (heavy horse)
• Morristown Hussars (heavy horse)

Since this occurs on the 29th, the Knoxville contingent no longer benefits from the morale boost inspired by a signing bonus.  Marching a week in the rain will do that to an army.

That's all the information I have at this point.  You've got the terrain, the orders of battle, the direction of contact.  Everything else is up to your discretion. You can look up more specific information on the area (here is a link to a recent topographical map) to answer your questions.  You can use the rule set and scale that is most comfortable to you.  Play it as a pike and shot or 1945-era tech or even, as one viewer suggested a post-apocalyptic battle, it's up to you.  And if you want your version thrown into the canon, post results on a blog or social media site of your choosing.  Just make sure you let us know in the comments where to find it!

[UPDATE: Let's set a deadline of Sunday, August 7 for results.]