Category Archives: American Civil War

“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 3): The Union XI Corps at Gettysburg

Posted on 1st May 2019 by jemima_fawr

Since starting my 10mm American Civil War project last June, I’ve been building up both sides, using the order of battle for the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg as my immediate ‘to do’ list.  In Part 1 of … Continue reading →

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“In Dixie Land I’ll Make My Stand”: Building a 10mm Confederate Army (Part 2)

Posted on 24th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Pender’s Division at Gettysburg As discussed in Part 1 of this series, I’ve been building 10mm Confederate and Union armies for the American Civil War, using the orders of battle for the first day of the iconic Battle of Gettysburg … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Champion Hill, 16th May 1863 (Fire & Fury 10mm ACW)

Posted on 9th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Following our last ACW game , the Battle of Cedar Mountain, I had some very positive feedback from none other than Rich Hassenauer, author of the Fire & Fury family of rules.  He liked what I’d done with his old … Continue reading →

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“A Game of Two Halves”: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 9th August 1862 (Fire & Fury 2nd Edition)

Posted on 14th February 2019 by jemima_fawr

Last weekend we had another all-day gaming session at the Carmarthen Old Guard and Alan, Andy and I once again decided to do an American Civil War historical refight in 10mm with the superb Fire & Fury 2nd Edition rules.  … Continue reading →

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Bloody Antietam (The Afternoon Battle), 17th September 1862

Posted on 29th December 2018 by jemima_fawr

  Sorry for the slow rate of blog-posts just lately!  My excuses are many and varied, but the main reason is that just lately I’ve been ill with Manthrax (like Man Flu but even worse) and ‘between computers’!  Sorry! Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Revisited

Posted on 24th August 2018 by jemima_fawr

We were back in Gettysburg again last week!  Following on from our highly successful first game of Fire & Fury 2nd Edition last month, my mate Skippy was persuaded to give the rules a go, so I decided to re-run the same scenario. … Continue reading →

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“There’s The Devil To Pay” (First Clash at Gettysburg): Our First ACW Game

Posted on 27th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

Things have been slow on the painting, wargaming and blogging front just lately due to a wedding, an eye infection and tropical heat (anything better than ‘damp’ is considered tropical in these parts), but last week I managed to play … Continue reading →

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“In Dixie Land I’ll Make My Stand”: Building a 10mm Confederate Army (Part 1)

Posted on 3rd July 2018 by jemima_fawr

Heth’s Division at Gettysburg Following on from my recently-painted Union I Corps and 1st Cavalry Division, I’ve finally completed my first major Confederate formation: Major General Harry Heth’s 2nd Division of A.P. Hill’s III Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Heth (pronounced … Continue reading →

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“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 2): Buford’s 1st Cavalry Division in 10mm

Posted on 23rd June 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in the previous article in this series, I’m presently building 10mm armies for the American Civil War, starting with the orders of battle for the 1st day at Gettysburg (1st July 1863). The latest formation to be painted … Continue reading →

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“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!”: Building a 10mm Union Army for the ACW (Part 1)

Posted on 9th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Union I Corps at Gettysburg As discussed in my last article, I’ve decided to do ‘one last great wargames project’ in the form of 10mm American Civil War.  I opted for 10mm figures primarily because I want to do … Continue reading →

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