RU-04 Battles of the American Civil War

This was the first scenario book for Volley & Bayonet and was published by GDW in 1995. It remains an excellent work and highly sought after by players intending to use Volley and Bayonet for American Civil War gaming. In addition to some period specific rules the supplement’s main claim to fame is it’s ten historical scenarios. These five five eastern scenarios being: Second Manassas (1862); Antietam (1862); Brandy Station (1863); Gettysburg (1863) and Third Winchester (1864). The remaining five scenarios are from the western theatre and are: Shiloh (1862) ; Stones River (1862); Champion Hill (1863); Chickamauga (1863) and Franklin (1864). Finally the campaign rules included allow the entire Civil War to be refought using Volley and Bayonet to resolve tabletop battles. The third supplement for V&B published “Austria Stands Alone” deals with the battles of the 1809 Campaign in Northern Italy and around Vienna. Chapter One covers the history of the campaign while subsequent chapters cover the battles, armies. The scenarios covered include: Sacile; Piave; Raab; Aspern-Essling and finally Wagram. The first three are excellent medium scale scenarios for those with limited troop numbers.