1-16 of 55 results for 'civil war pc strategy games' Empire Total War Complete Edition (PC & MAC DVD) ESRB Rating: Mature by SEGA. 4.1 out of 5 stars 11. The first major battle of the Civil War fought in Georgia, from September the 18th-20th 1863. The Battle of Chickamauga was the most significant Union defeat in the western theatre and had the second highest number of casualties of any civil war battle, after the Battle of Gettysburg. Oct 09, 2020 Civil War Games were a great way for soldiers on both sides to have a good time and socialize during some of the most boring moments living in camp. Soldiers are generally a social bunch so playing games was the perfect way for them to enjoy themselves and pass the time. The topic Ordinary Heroes contains this statement: “The Civil War was the first war to be fully covered by the press. Reporters risked their lives to get firsthand accounts of battles.”. Have students imagine they are reporters interviewing a Civil War soldier. They should write approximately 10 questions they would like to ask the soldier. Back Game Rules Game Reviews Vassal Modules Downloads & Scenarios. The American Civil War. War of 1812 Three Volume Set.
The Civil War Battles wargames cover many different campaigns during the American Civil War. The game scale is 125 yard hexes and 20 minute turns. Units are normally at the regiment and battery level.
The Shenandoah Valley, a place of beauty and natural wonder. But during the Civil War years, a place of great military value and strategic importance. For the South, the valley became known as “the breadbasket of the Confederacy.” For the Union, it was a backdoor into the heart of an enemy. Now is your chance to step back in time and take up the call for battle. A time when “Stonewall” Jackson became a name to be feared, and where the Union capital was nearly captured, along with President Lincoln and his hopes to reunite a nation torn apart by civil war. Campaign Shenandoah provides the perfect opportunity to refight the great Valley battles of 1862 and 1864; Battles that decided the fate of this hallowed ground. Some have names that you may be familiar with; the battles for Winchester, and Kernstown, and the Battle of Cedar Creek. Others are smaller, but no less important; Cross keys, Cool Springs, and Fort Stevens.
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After more than three long years of bloody warfare, both Union and Confederate soldiers are demoralized and worn out. Will this war ever end, was the pervasive thought. Despite this never ceasing carnage and hardship, neither side is willing to compromise or surrender. Union commander General U.S. Grant was utterly convinced that it was only a matter of time, and worse yet, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was also similarly convinced. Yet, there may yet still be hope for the South, and so the fighting continued, and the campaign for Petersburg began. For nine months, starting in June of 1864, the campaign was fought, and shots were fired daily. Some battles were small, some large, and both sides suffered unimaginable hardships. There were days that were unbearably hot, and others unbearably cold, some wet and some dry, and all were bloody and miserable. Now it’s your turn to experience these challenges, simulated for you in Campaign Petersburg. From the confines of well-prepared trenches, and city blocks, to the heavily forested Virginia country side and open farm land, your troops will maneuver and attempt the destruction of your enemy. Prepare yourself and engage the enemy, your soldiers are awaiting your orders.
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The Overland Campaign was like no other Civil War campaign, and shares more similarities with the First World War than with earlier battles such as First Bull Run and Shiloh, and was made more horrific by the meeting of passion and technology in the first of our 'modern' wars. Gone was the old practice of marching out of camp to fight a battle and then, win or lose, marching back to camp to refit before fighting another. This campaign was a relentless struggle, a dance of death through tidewater Virginia, with the Union Army under U S Grant continually trying to outflank Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Every flanking maneuver found Lee's ragged veterans blocking the way. Grant was every bit as aggressive as Lee, and he had the manpower of the North to back him up. They started calling him 'Butcher' Grant, and someone told him that his and Lee's armies would be like the Kilkenny cats that devoured each other. Grant grimly said, 'Our cat has the longer tail.' It was part of a two-pronged plan. Years later, Sherman summed it up by saying, 'Grant was to go for Lee and I was to go for Joe Johnston'.
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Following Lee's failed invasion of the North in 1862, and McClellan's inability to destroy the Army of Northern Virginia near Antietam Creek in September of that year, President Lincoln tried and failed to find a commander who could defeat Lee.
He chose first Ambrose Burnside, then Joe Hooker. During the next eight months they would in turn fight two major battles which they hoped would win the war and end the Southern rebellion. History records these battles as Fredericksburg (December 1862), and Chancellorsville (May 1863). They would later be known as Lee's greatest victories, the 'high tide' of the Confederacy--and the final battle of Thomas 'Stone Wall' Jackson. Now comes your opportunity to repeat these victories for the South, or take command of the Federal army and crush the rebellion once and for all. Be bold and never look back!
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By the end of the day, September 17th, 1862, The Battle of Antietam has been known as 'America's Bloodiest day.' And so it was and remains.
Many battles preceded and followed, but none would be so costly on both sides as Antietam. No more would citizen soldiers populate both armies. Rather, they would now be known as professional veterans. For the Confederacy, the brilliance of Robert E. Lee would be needed to keep the southern army alive. Opposing him, a series of union generals would be tried. Many would fail. In the end, George McClellan would be called upon, a second time, to save the Union. Will he succeed, or will Lee lead southern armies to victory?
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By late 1862, the war in the west was proving to be a very difficult theater of operations for the Confederacy. The disastrous defeats at Fort Donelson and Shiloh were especially damaging to the southern cause. But hope and spirit prevailed. A new plan was developed. Invade Kentucky, force the bulk of the Union army out of Tennessee, defeat it and encourage Kentuckians to join the Confederacy. Campaign Chickamauga recreates the campaigns and battles of late 1862 and 1863. These battles would help decide the fate of both Kentucky and Tennessee and ultimately, the Union.
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At the beginning of 1864, the Union was poised to begin its final drive into the deep South. The plan was simple, Union General William T. Sherman and his three separate armies with over 110,000 men, would advance south, seek and destroy the Confederate Army of Tennessee and capture Atlanta. However, a determined General Joseph E. Johnston was ordered to stop this invasion. Johnston's plan was also simple, fortify and defend each mile of southern territory, inflict greater losses on the enemy and force them into a costly mistake. Cleverly using the difficult terrain of northern Georgia, the plan nearly worked.Now you can re-fight the entire 120 mile march to Atlanta. Stop and face the invaders at places like, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, and even Atlanta itself. Your choices will decided the fate of the Confederacy. Fight well and bring victory to your chosen side.
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It is the end of April 1863 on the Mississippi River. After disastrous Union campaigns at Chickasaw Bayou, Steele Bayou and Greenville, General U.S. Grant now elects to bypass the Confederate fortress city of Vicksburg. Instead, he will take his Army of the Tennessee and march down the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River.Anxiously expecting a Union thrust somewhere across the river into Mississippi, Lt. General John C. Pemberton and his Confederate army occupies a strongly fortified position extending both north and south of Vicksburg. With Grant's crossing of the mighty river there will be no turning back...for either side.
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It is 1862. The Eastern theater of the American Civil War is deadlocked. But a mobile campaign is being fought in the West. Union General Ulysses S. Grant is fighting his way down the Mississippi River, capturing Forts Henry and Donelson. Confederate General Johnston launches a surprise attack against Grant's encampment at Pittsburgh Landing--otherwise known as Shiloh Church. 'Shiloh' means 'peaceful.'
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By the middle of 1862, the Confederacy teetered on the brink of disaster on all fronts. Defeat after demoralizing defeat plagued Southern forces in the west. At the same time in the eastern theater, General George B. McClellan's Federal Army of the Potomac arrived at the outskirts of Richmond after a slow but steady 50-mile march up the rugged Virginia peninsula. On 31 May, the Confederate army, under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, turned and attacked McClellan's army at Fair Oaks and Seven Pines. The two-day battle caught the Army of the Potomac in a vulnerable position astride the raging Chickahominy River. After initial success, the Confederate attack was blunted and both sides returned to their lines. Perhaps the most significant result of the battle was the wounding of Johnston and the elevation of Robert E. Lee to the command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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It is the crossroad of the War between the States. July 1, 1863, dawns hot and bright in southeastern Pennsylvania. General Lee had slipped behind the Union Armies, which were moving south to engage them in what many believed, then and now, to be the climactic battle of the American Civil War.
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Campaign Franklin depicts General Hood's desperate attempt to reach the Ohio River in Tennessee and thwart General Sherman's advance in Georgia. But stubborn Union defenses along with his own mistakes will foil his plans.
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The early years of the American Civil War witnessed several desperate struggles for possession of the vast Ozark region of Missouri and Arkansas. The fate of embattled Missouri was crucial to the war efforts of both sides and Campaign Ozark depicts these decisive conflicts in three campaigns.
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Campaign Corinth depicts the Mississippi front of the vast Confederate offensive in the Fall of 1862 that culminated in the battle of Corinth. Defending Federal gains in Mississippi and West Tennessee are Federal Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William S. Rosecrans. Their opponents, Confederate Generals Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price, have dreams of planting their banners on the banks of the Ohio River.
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Are you looking for free Civil War games online? I was, too, and I had trouble finding them. That’s why I’ve created this page.
I will share the Civil War computer games that I find and other games that could relate to the timeperiod.
Do you know of any great games that should be added to the list?
Please let me know, and I’ll be happy to add them for everyone to play!
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Hidden Mysteries – Civil War
In this game, you search for clues and decipher letters left in battlefields as you follow a soldier’s storyline. There are three storylines to choose from.
The game covers various locations from the Civil War from the beginning at Fort Sumter in 1861 to the surrender at Appomattox in 1865.
It’s full of Civil War facts and available for Windows or Mac. Download and play free for 1 hour.
Historical Games
The games below are not about the Civil War, but they could have been played by soldiers at Gettysburg and other battles.
Soldiers spent a lot of time sitting around waiting for the fighting to start. To ease their nerves, they often played cards and dominoes.
You can see some actual artifacts of games they played in the Gettysburg Visitor Center.
Agnes II Solitaire
Try this version of solitaire known as Agnes II you can play free online. This is a Flash game.
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Note that the card deck is simpler without fancy artwork for the royal cards. A homemade deck of cards might have been this way.
Agnes is an old name. Perhaps a Civil War soldier thought of his sweetheart back home as he was playing cards.
Buku Dominoes
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Domino sets during the Civil War were usually hand carved from bone or wood.
In this online game, you can determine how many players you want and what score will end the game. You score by being the first one to have played all of your domino tiles.
Tip: Once the board becomes full, click and drag to view other placement spots. This is a Flash game you can play for free online.
If you find something fun, please contact me about free civil war games and I might add it!
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You can also check out my slideshow of Civil War computer games, video games, and boardgames at the bottom of the main Gettysburg game page.