"ACW Rules: Am I Missing Any?" Topic

I've completed my rule collection catalog and am looking at my ACW rules. I'm wondering if there are any others out there? I know there are numerous multi-period rules such as Black Powder, but are there any other ACW specific rule sets not listed here?

• A Nation On Trial (ACW)
  
• A Perfect Sheet of Flame (Iron Brigade 4th Ed.)
  
• A to Z Rules: American Civil War
  
• A Union So Tested
  
• Across A Deadly Field
  
• Advance the Colors
  
• Advance the Flag
  
• Altar of Freedom
  
• American Civil War (Mage)
  
• American Civil War: Rules for an army-level wargame with 2mm or 6mm miniatures
  
• Athena Wargames Rules: ACW
  
• Birth of A Nation
  
• Birth of A Nation
  
• Bitter Angels
  
• Blue & Grey
  
• Blue and the Grey, The
  
• Blue the Grey & Butternut
  
• Blue-Light Manual, The 2nd Ed.
  
• Bound For Glory
  
• Brother Against Brother
  
• Bull Run to Gettysburg
  
• Call To The Colors
  
• Chakoten: American Civil War
  
• Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment
  
• Circa 1863: Rules for the A. C. W. 3rd ed.
  
• Civil War Battles (RFCM)
  
• Civil War Commander
  
• Command Combat: Civil War
  
• Days of Glory
  
• DBACW: An ACW Supplement for DBA
  
• Devil to Pay, The
  
• Esprit de Corps: A House Divided
  
• Fast Play A.C.W. Rules
  
• Fields of Honor
  
• Fire & Fury
  
• Firebell in the Night, A
  
• Forty Dead Men: Small Action American Civil War Combat
  
• Gettysburg Soldiers
  
• Give Them the Cold Steel (Rev.)
  
• Glory (Playtest Ed.)
  
• Grand Army (ACW)
  
• Gray Ghosts and Border Ruffians
  
• Guns at Gettysburg
  
• Hardtack
  
• High Water Mark
  
• Honor & Glory
  
• Iron Brigade 2nd Ed.
  
• Iron Brigade 3rd Ed.
  
• J.E.B.!
  
• Jeb! 2nd Edition
  
• Johnny Reb
  
• Johnny Reb 2nd Ed.
  
• Johnny Reb 3rd Ed.
  
• Large Scale ACW
  
• Lincoln's War
  
• Little Rebels
  
• London Rules Wargames Section: American Civil War
  
• Long Road North, The
  
• Long Road South, The
  
• Longstreet
  
• Micro Force The Game: ACW
  
• Minie Ball
  
• Mr. Lincoln's War
  
• Muzzle Blast
  
• Never Call Retreat
  
• On to Richmond
  
• On To Richmond – Regimental
  
• On To Richmond Revised
  
• Polemos: American Civil War
  
• Rally 'Round The Flag (1976)
  
• Rally Round the Flag (2002)
  
• Rally Round the Flag Boys
  
• Rebel Yell!
  
• Regimental Fire & Fury
  
• Repique System: Zouave
  
• Repique System: Zouave II
  
• Rifles & Rebels
  
• Rules for Wargames: The American Civil War
  
• Seeing the Elephant
  
• Severed Union
  
• Shenandoah
  
• Some Wore Blue, and Some Wore Gray
  
• Squares – The Civil War Battle Game
  
• Stars & Bars 1st ed.
  
• Stars & Bars 2nd Ed.
  
• Stars & Bars 3rd Ed.
  
• Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign
  
• Terrible Sharp Sword
  
• These Squirrels Have Guns
  
• They Couldn't Hit An Elephant
  
• This Hallowed Ground
  
• To Arms!
  
• Touched With Fire
  
• Warhammer Civil War
  
• Whipping Bobby Lee
  
• Whistling Dixie
  

I see you listed standard edition of Fire and Fury, but not the Fire and Fury Regimental version of the rules.

There is a published Sword and Flame variant, "Gleam of Bayonets" I believe, and I think a dedicated Two Hour Wargames ACW set.

Another set of rules you may want to consider adding, is Volly and Baynonet, although it is "generic" horse and musket based rule system, I believe they came out with a number of supplements for the Civil War.

What, no American Uncivil War?

There's also a Sword and the Flame variant, The Sword and the Hardtack.

Rifle Wars, by the same author as Napoleonic Command, Jeff Knudsen (WarArtisan here on TMP). Like NapCom, an innovative and elegant take on the war.

Rats, Chris beat me to it. Rifle Wars by Knudesen.

Fire & Fury Regimental is under R, and it't there.

Volley & Bayonet goes in my Horse & Musket Category.

I'll add Rifle Wars….

Black Powder?

Got it – this list is for ACW specific (BP is in with Volley & Bayonet, Bloody Big Battles and other more general rules sets).

I've heard tales of individuals using They Died for Glory for the ACW. Not that I condone such behavior mind you…

EC,

You have Birth of a Nation down twice, no Iron Brigade 1st Edition and Polemos is really two different sets – On They Came and Crisis of Allegiance

The Sergeants3 (Larry Brom) ACW rules are called "A Glint of Bayonets." There is also a fast play convention rule set by Larry called "Bring Up the Guns."
sergeants3.com/19.html

And there is a "The Sword and the Flame" variant called "The Sword and Secession." [Not the "Sword and Hardtack" as Zippy said, above.]
sergeants3.com/18.html (last item listed)

Jim

Ps. You clearly do not have a problem :)

@Trajanus:

There are two different rule sets called Birth of A Nation, but good eyes! And yes I should probably list Polemos as two separate.

@ColCampbell: I added the two Brom titles to my list.

@VonTed:

Clearly not. Makes me wonder why you even thought to comment.

There is an ACW variant available for the DBN Napoleonic rules. I think it's only available in PDF.

Back in the 80s, if I remember correctly, there was also a set of ACW rules published by a company that painted miniatures on commission. (And they were very well-painted too; a buddy of mine and I bought some samples and were very pleased.) Was the company called Atalair? They advertised in The Courier.

Sorry for the sketchy information. I can't remember the name of those ACW rules to save my life.

61-65 from ganesha games

By The Left Flank, by John Michael Priest, available at Wargame Vault.
wargamevault.com

I have 61-65, not sure why it isn't there.

DBACW is the variant and it is listed.

By the Left Flank I'll have to add to the list.

I couldn't help but notice you've not included any of the ACW Naval rules…….

Separate category…

Are you including Civil War chapters in collections or compendiums of rules? If so, Neil Thomas has a chapter in his "Introduction" book, for example. And there's the Airfix Magazine Guide no. 24, Terence Wise's "American Civil War Wargaming."

And, what VonTed said. I salute you, sir!

Wargames Rules of the American Civil War by the Turnbridge Wells Wargames Society.

@Frank: No, those get a separate category for multi-period rules like Black Powder. Did the Airfix guide have actual rules in it or just painting tips etc.?

@79thPA: Thanks!

The Airfix Magazine Guide did have rules, but they were later reissued as the Athena set you have.

There are two different rule sets called Birth of A Nation

Is one of them the silent version?

The Airfix guide does have a set of rules – as Richard mentions, but I didn't know about subsequent publication.

River Wars for ACW riverine miniature gaming.

I don't see From Manassas to Appomattox ( William Butler) on here. Congrats on noting the London Rules (1970). First set I ever owned.

"Wargames Rules of the American Civil War by the Turnbridge Wells Wargames Society." That should be "Tunbridge Wells", a town in Kent, England. Book, undated, is a Bayonet Publication, A5 landscape, plastic comb bound, 28 pages.

Also: Sixty-One Sixty-Five, Company Level American Civil War Rules, by Sergio Laliscia, based on the Song of Blades rules. Ganesha Games, 2010.

The Confederate High Command: American Civil War Rules, by Chalkley, White and Chandler; published by Skytrex; 1974?

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