After Action Report- Battle of Hellanta 2004

April 1st dawned cool and breezy in Hellanta and the troops were already starting to arrive. Around 10:45 the Georgia Division Executive Officer Col. Dan "The Man" Coleman gave the order to fall-in. There were many troops from all corners of the Confederation such as Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and a small family of Copperheads from Southern Illinois led by the great half-breed Indian warrior T-bone Warren. There were forces there such as Gen. Elijah "Stonewall" Coleman's Nocturnal Assault Force, Gen. Tim "Bullhorn" Pilgrim's Political Assassination Unit, Gen. Jeff "Lil' Napoleon" Davis' Gold Dome Guards. Also on hand were smaller elite units such as Col. Jim "Jivin' Jimbo" Dean's Confederate Propaganda Corps, Col. Mike "Elect Mike" Crane's Red Clay Cowboys and Col. Bud "Scooter" Cranford's Hardcore Mechanized Cavalry. There was also an assortment of loose cannons, hair triggers, bounty hunters, liars, cheaters, thieves and drunkards that follow every military unit around. All of these were under the command of Gen. Jack "Ol' Jack" Bridwell and the Georgia Brigade. Up on the rise could be seen the likes of the Commander of all Allied Confederate Forces Gen. Ron "Fire eater" Wilson and his 2nd in Command Gen. Denne "Red Irish" Sweeney who were conferring with their War Council which included the leaders of the Tennessee and Kentucky Divisions. All knew this would be a great day for the Confederate Forces on hand.     The assault began around 11:15 with a flanking maneuver in column of fours with the color guard leading the march over the hill and into the heart of Hellanta. The Capitol building was front and center and it expected that we would take some potshots from hidden snipers on the way in. Thankfully those who were hit only suffered minor wounds and the enemy pickets quickly retreated from the superior Confederate forces that were attacking in seemingly endless waves. The frontal attack suffered a momentary setback when those in the front ranks tried to make a surprise attack on the right flank of the Scalawag defenders and were temporarily repulsed. After regrouping a complete frontal assault was made on the buildings entrance which was met with some very stiff opposition by the Blue Coat Rangers under Scalawag Gen. Sonny "Liar" Perdue. Some of those in the assault were taken completely off guard by the stiff resistance which caused some to temporarily loose their colors but order was quickly restored by Gen. "Ol' Jack" Bridwell. An all out assault was made on the South Rotunda which succeeded in the complete surrender of the Capitol by what was left of Perdue's Political Bipartisan Rangers. Many of the enemy could be seen fleeing the building while others who were obviously severely wounded simply crawled off to die. Some of Col. "Scooter" Cranford's Hardcore Mechanized Cavalry requested special permission to pursue Scalawag Capt. Tyrone "Puff daddy" Brooks and his Metro Black Posse but Gen. Bridwell refused and told them to just save it for another day. Many in the Cav were obviously upset by the setback as they already had their rope at the ready.     After the building was finally secured and order restored the victorious Allied Confederate Forces were treated to rousing speeches by their leaders and then all joined in the singing of the old favorite "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and the Southern National Anthem "Dixie". After the celebration was over the order was passed down to vacate the building and return power to the Scalawag Government as is typical of today. At least for a few hours on that cool April morning the People's House of Georgia belonged to the People once again. May God bless and keep all those who were in attendance for the assault and may we all live to fight future battles with the lessons and new strategies we learned that day. DEO VINDICE!

Confederately,                                 Sam Lyons, Commander   #2022 "Seaboard Guards"