by Colonel Scipio | Sep 12, 2016
The colonel contemplating his next move... We're now on battle 7 of 8 in our quest to re-fight every engagement of the Fourth Texas Infantry - the Wilderness! This fierce Eastern engagement took place in May 1864, and our regiment is fighting on Day Two (May 6th) as...
by Colonel Scipio | Jul 27, 2016
After last week's look at the Two Splendid Lines rules, we re-fought another of the 4th Texas' battles last night. We attacked the infamous Viniard Farm, held by the Federals under Brig. Gen. Carlin. This battle was the first after the reeorganisation, with Ollie...
by Colonel Scipio | Jul 15, 2016
Eons ago, I wrote a post about a wargameI was writing called Two Splendid Lines. It was an ACW game whose aims were: To recreate regimental level combat at roughly 1:1 scale, in 6mm or 2mm To be highly realistic, capturing the realities and challenges of line warfare...
by Colonel Scipio | May 19, 2016
We've been following the 4th Texas Infantry through every engagement of the American Civil War. From a minor scrap with McClellan's Peninsular army a year ago, we're now in Pensylvannia fighting the infamous Battle of Gettysburg - the war's bloodiest engagement, and...
by Colonel Scipio | Mar 10, 2016
The Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg as it was known in the Confederacy, remains the bloodiest day in the history of the United States to this day; 25,000 casualties of whom 4,000 were killed. So it was not without some trepidation that we embarked on our latest...
