American Civil War

Free From Amazon: Hardtack and Coffee

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Amazon offers a free Kindle Edition of Hardtack and Coffee.

 

Hardtack and Coffee or The Unwritten Story of Army Life (1887) is a memoir by John D. Billings. Billings was a veteran of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery Battery in the American Civil War. Originally published in 1888, Hard Tack and Coffee quickly became a best seller, and is now considered one of the most important books written by a Civil War veteran. “Hard Tack and Coffee” is not about battles, but rather about how the common Union soldiers of the Civil War lived in camp and on the march. What would otherwise be a mundane subject is enlivened by Billings’ humorous prose.

Under The Shade Of The Trees ACW Rules

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Under The Shade Of The Trees is a set of free wargames rules for the American Civil War. They’re designed as “fast play” and suggest using standard Johnny Reb or Fire and Fury basing.

The Revised Brom ACW Rules

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The Revised Brom is a set of free wargames rules by Jay Ainsworth for wargames set in the American Civil War. They’re based on an original set of Larry Brom rule (duh). It uses a typical Brom card activation system, a random movement distance mechanism, and simultaneous fire.

See The Elephant American Civil War Rules

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See The Elephant is a set of free wargames rules for the American Civil War played on a chess-like grid.

Mighty Mean Fowt Fights ACW Rules

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Mighty Mean Fowt Fights is a set of free wargames rules for American Civil War battle games played on a square grid.