Great Outdoor Fight 1866

From The Great Outdoor Fight

Also known as "Civil War 2: Rebel Yell", the Great Outdoor Fight of 1866 took on altogether unsavory political tone. A large group of former Confederate officers banded together under the Stars & Bars of Colonel Johnny Lincoln the Third in a bid to humiliate the North. Fearful of possibility reigniting the Southern insurrection, President Johnson prepared measures to halt the GOF. The limited communications technology of the time delayed any action by the Federal Government long enough for the fight to resolve itself justly. GOF historians consider this year to be the bloodiest ever. Nearly 1,200 men died in the first day alone, an all-time one-day record for the Great Outdoor Fight.

The two major armies were the Billys and the Johnnys.

• The Billys: A group of some eight hundred Northerners, some of whom were ex-military but mostly were local shopkeepers and the like. Hastily gathered at the last minute to combat the Johnnys, the army was led by Captain Billy Lee (Ret.).

• The Johnnys: A group of some two thousand Southerners, all of whom were "ex"-military. Drawn together by the promise of reclaiming the honor of the Confederacy through victory in the GOF. Led by Colonel Johnny Lincoln the Third (Ret.).

Honorary Apache Mike Joghs, the eventual champion, belonged to neither army.