Atlanta Besieged: Regimental Wargame Scenarios For The Atlanta Campaign – July 1864 (2021)

Overview

The battles around Atlanta during the American Civil War were pivotal to the outcome of the conflict. Confederate General John B. Hood threw his army against the forces of General William T. Sherman in an effort to save the city from capture. The battles were hard fought and bloody, but ultimately ended in the capture of Atlanta. Can you be a better general on the game table?

These scenarios are designed to be used with almost any American Civil War regimental or brigade level set of rules. Rules are included for figures based on 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100 historic men per figure/stand. Times are given for 10, 15, and 20 minutes per game turn. Maps are in full color, as are the numerous color photographs of the modern battlefield.

This book does not contain rules for playing miniature wargames.

Scenarios include:

Ruff’s Mill The Battle of Peachtree Creek: Eastern Flank Bald Hill The Battle of Atlanta: Sixteenth Corps The Battle of Atlanta: Seventeenth Corps The Battle of Atlanta: Hardee’s Attack The Battle of Atlanta: Fifteenth Corps Ezra Church Sunshine Church

—description from the publisher