American Civil War Scenarios

The American Civil War is well covered by the published Volley & Bayonet scenario book, "Battles of the American Civil War". However, here are additional scenarios for the "Struggle between the States".

Battles in the East:
First Manassas - 21st July 1861 In July 1861 Confederate and Union forces clash along the banks of the Bull Run Stream. Both armies contain large numbers of new recruits in what may seem a very small battle in Volley & Bayonet terms. The battle however makes for an excellent balanced game. The order of battle for all forces in the area can be found here.
Cedar Mountain 9th August 1862 Jackson assembled at Gordonsville and by the 1st of August had an army of 24,000 men which was his largest individual command to date. Aware of Lee’s hopes that Popes army may be defeated before it was assembled Jackson advanced on Culpeper, where several roads merged and which Jackson believed to be Popes assembly point.
 

Battles in the West:

Pea Ridge 7th - 8th March 1862 By the end of 1861, the Confederates had been driven out of Missouri and the Union Army pressed south across into Arkansas. Van Dorn’s Confederate Army of 17,000 men marched for three days consuming all its rations, and caught up with the Union Army at Pea Ridge.
Perryville 8th October 1862 While Lee moved on 2nd Bull Run and hence on to Antietam in the east, Bragg invaded Kentucky in the west. The campaign ended at the battle of Perryville, where Confederate forces fall on parts of the Union army under Buell, the result however was the end of the Confederate invasion of Kentucky. This is a very small scenario which is only suitable as an introductory game.
 

Campaigns

American Civil War Campaign A complete and revised set of campaign rules and map which allows the refighting of the entire American Civil War at the normal scale of the V&B rule system. Also on line is a FAQ list for the camapign. Also on line is a local version of the campaign with a series of battle maps.

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