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First wargame in quite a while!
I spent a delightful afternoon with one of our grandsons playing a miniature wargame using the Johnny Reb 3 rules system written by my late friend John Hill. I developed a nonhistorical battlefield...
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Two new Civil War titles from Osprey!
Osprey Publishing has released two new titles related to the American Civil War. Timothy J. Orr and Steve Noon again have collaborated to produce the second volume of the series on the July 1-3, 1863,...
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Osprey releases five new ACW titles
Osprey Publishing has long been a staple of the wargaming industry, as well as the general military history community. The company has long been noted for its consistently high-quality combination of...
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Gettysburg in Miniature
The battle of Gettysburg remains one of the most-studied battles in American history. However, few authors have ever used military miniatures, wargames, dioramas, and scale model soldiers and battle...
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Fort Independence Playset
Scott Mingus’s Fort Independence playset When my kids were little, we lived in northeastern Ohio. I used to enjoy perusing The Garage Sale Store on Mentor Avenue in downtown Mentor, Ohio. The owner...
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The Start of It All
22 Civil War books that I have written to date. 1 Underground Railroad book. 6 miniature wargaming books. 6,193 Civil War books from my inventory sold and signed in person at my frequent lectures and...
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Pea Ridge in Miniature
Dioramist Stephen Schultheis sent me several photos of his revised and expanded diorama of the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge. Known also as the battle of Elkhorn Tavern, Pea Ridge was fought on March...
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Wilson’s Creek in Miniature
I received a series of photographs and the following narrative from veteran dioramist Stephen Schultheis, Jr., whose previous work has been featured here on the JRGS’s Charge! blog in the past. Here...
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Extra Billy Smith and his blue umbrella
My friend Larry Reber of West Virginia knows I wrote a popular, award-winning book on Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith. He was the oldest general in either army at the 1863 battle of...
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Some random ACW photos from Cold Wars 2019
I took two of my grandsons to Cold Wars 2019 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a couple of weeks ago. My 10-year-old grandson Aidan Mingus took a few shots of some of the games. Here are some of his images....
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The 1863 battle of Helena, in 40mm
Ian Fainges, Brad Smith, and the wargamers from Down Under (Australia) are back with another great 40mm American Civil War miniature wargame. This time, Ian has graciously sent me photos of their...
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New “diograph” of Hazlett’s battery on Little Round Top!
Over the years, I have frequently mentioned my friend Dennis Morris, a talented dioramist and miniaturist from upstate New York. He created a wonderful diorama of the battlefield of Gettysburg that...
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Gettysburg Miniature Soldiers Store presents Pickett’s Charge 15mm game
John Zabawa’s Gettysburg Miniature Soldiers has long been a favorite stop for many wargamers, plastic toy soldier collectors, and those hobbyists who enjoy high-quality 54mm collectibles such as King...
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Osprey’s latest Civil War book released
Osprey Publishing has released its latest book in its popular Campaign series, this one covering the 1864 Nashville Campaign. Private John D. Sisson, my great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side,...
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More ACW gaming fun from “down under”
Brad Smith writes: “Our Brisbane [Australia] gaming group commemorated the current anniversary with a 40mm game (on July 1 of course) of Pettigrew/Brockenbrough/Daniel’s afternoon assault towards...
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Return to Oz: More 40mm ACW gaming from “Down Under”
A few years ago, I spent a delightful day driving and walking around the Gettysburg battlefield with two fellow wargaming and Civil War history buffs from Australia, Tim O’Connor and Brad Smith. Over...
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Fantastic custom diorama of the Pea Ridge battlefield!
Cannonball reader Stephen Schultheis sent me some photos of his fantastic diorama of the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge, fought March 6-8 in northwestern Arkansas. The Union victory essentially allowed...
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New Osprey book – Atlanta 1864: Sherman Marches South
The latest Civil War book from Osprey is Atlanta 1864: Sherman Marches South, written by James Donnell with illustrations by Steve Noon. From Osprey’s website: “On September 3, 1864, Union...
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New Gettysburg regimental-level scenario book!
Talented wargame scenario designer Brad Butkovich is among the upper echelon of today’s generation of Civil War regimental-level wargamers. The Georgia-based Butkovich is well known to Charge! readers...
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