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The Coming Thunder

Publisher: Chris Stoesen

This is a scenario book covering historical skirmishes from June to December of 1861 during the American Civil War. All of these occur in a relatively small area of northern Virginia, involving many of the same units.

There are 17 scenarios plus a campaign background to use with the campaign generator that comes with the rules. The scenarios are all from the first year of the war, as is the campaign generator.

The campaign generator is focused on the Battle of the Peach Orchard in the Fall of 1861. The battle was not one battle but a series of linked skirmishes that occurred across numerous orchards of peaches in Northern Virginia. It is an entertaining piece of history as the skirmishes had basically come to a stop once the troops had picked the peach trees clean of fruit.

The scenarios cover the following skirmishes:

1. The Battle of Fairfax Courthouse – June 1, 1861
2. Ball's Crossroads – August 27, 1861
3. Bailey's Corners – August 28 – 30, 1861
4. Munson's Hill – August 31, 1861
5. Lewinsville Part 1 – September 10, 1861
6. Lewinsville Part 2 – September 10, 1861
7. Lewinsville – September 11, 1861
8. Lewinsville – September 25, 1861
9. Munson's Hill – September 28, 1861
10. Springfield Station – October 3, 1861
11. Little River Turnpike – October 15, 1861
12. Doolan's Farm – November 16, 1861
13. A Running Skirmish – November 18, 1861 (on the Fairfax Courthouse road)
14. Hunter's Mill – November 26, 1861
15. Dranesville – November 26, 1861
16. Falls Church – November 27, 1861
17. Annandale – December 2, 1861

These scenarios are written for the TooFatLardies rules Terrible Sharp Sword. However, they are perfectly compatible with other skirmish rulesets, such as Brother Against Brother.

Support for this supplement can be found on my blog: The Coming Thunder.

Price – $10.00 USD