“I would fight them if they were a million.” - Albert Sidney Johnston on the eve of Shiloh “Take your damned regiment back to Ohio. There are no Confederates closer than Corinth.” - William Tecumseh Sherman to Jesse Appler of the 53rd Ohio, April 5 On April 5, 1862 the Confederacy appeared to be finished. Forts Henry and Donelson had fallen and a...
"On August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut led a flotilla of 14 wooden ships, four ironclads, and numerous gunboats into Mobile Bay to seal off the city of Mobile, one of the two remaining Confederate ports." "While entering the bay, the Union monitor USS Tecumseh struck a submerged torpedo and sank. Under fire from both the Confederate fleet and Fort Morgan...
Damn the Torpedoes is a fast-moving intuitive game of naval combat during the American Civil War. Players do not need to have a nautical background to maneuver their ships, and the do not need to have degree in algebra to fire their cannons—all they need are a few miniatures (or cardboard counters) a few dice (D6 through D20), a tape measure, and a...
On January 29th, 1863 the British blockade runner Princess Royal was pursued by USS Unadilla and run aground while trying to enter the harbor at Charleston, SC. Her cargo included arms and ammunition as well as an unrecorded number of large rifled naval guns and two powerful steam engines slated to be installed in Southern ironclads then under...
Dawn of Iron: The American Civil War at Sea, is a game of naval combat, set during American Civil War (1861-1865). While many think of the war’s naval campaigns as a static blockade, the truth is that it was actually just as desperate and bloody as other aspects of the conflict. From the coastal regions of Virginia and the muddy rivers of the Mississippi...
“...and all were certain the day was ours.” Irvin McDowell On August 4, 1861, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell submitted his report on the campaign and resulting battle of Bull Run on July 21,1861, the first significant campaign of the American Civil War in Virginia. His report captures his wonder at how the Union army's unexpected turning movement and...
DBACW is an expansion for the WRG De Bellis Antiquitatis rules version 2.0 adapting the DBA mechanics to the American Civil War. Ownership of the DBA rules are required. While the system is designed as an expansion to DBA, there are grades for troop types ("Veteran", "Experience", and "Raw") and Generals ("Good", "Average" and "Poor"), which is more...
"De Bull Run à Appomatox"is a wargame on the American US Civil war, at two months per turn. Units are infantry, cavalry, raiders, artillery, steam/sail ships and ironclads. This wargame has been published in Vae Victis issue #36. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although...