Richmond Trenches on Hard

[USPostman]

Seems like the best way to accomplish a win here is to flank both sides in the trenches and then work your way to the middle.  But is anyone else getting absolutely crushed by these artillery positions? 

There are so many of these 600 man cannon regiments stacked on top of each other in addition to the reinforcements it's nearly impossible to push back the line.

I would like to see the left edge of the map pushed back from the VP's so you are not being pinched between untaken trenches and troops appearing on the field.  

 

[The Soldier]

I generally push through the middle under cover of the forest and spread out from there.  Worked on hard with an rather small Union army, so it aughta work there.

[Andre Bolkonsky]

Agreed with Soldier. 

Use the large woods in the south during the opening phase to break and penetrate the Rebel line, then expect a corps each to arrive to your north and south. 

And, yes, that incredibly deep bench of artillery is a killer. 

Seriously, if the South had that much men and material, they'd have gone on the offensive rather than hiding in the cellars in Richmond.