A Nation on Trial

A Nation on Trial is a set of miniatures rules designed to allow for the play of the big battles of the Civil War in a reasonable space in a reasonable time (for instance, First Bull Run can be played from start to finish in under six hours).

Includes Gettysburg scenario with complete Order of Battle.

– catalog listing

Designer: Jim Dietz
Publisher: Jolly Roger Games
Year Published: 1997
Status: In Print
Contents: Available online (Wargame Vault) (72-page PDF)
Scale: Designed for use with 15mm, 25mm and 54mm scale figures

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A Nation on Trial

American Civil War Miniatures Rules

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Blow! Bugles! Blow!

Six scenarios: First Manassas, Shiloh, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.