Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War
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the Vicksburg Campaign

"The opening of the Mississippi River will be to us of more advantage than the capture
of forty Richmonds."      --US Chief-of-Staff Henry Halleck


By early-1863 only the fortress of Vicksburg held the two halves of the Confederacy together. Leaders in Washington DC and Richmond both saw the city as a prize of military and political value, but multiple Federal operations against Vicksburg had met with embarrassing defeat. Ulysses S Grant planned a bold spring campaign to ferry his entire army below the city and establish a landing on the eastern shore of the Mississippi where he could finally attack Vicksburg by land.  On April 29 Grant's army made the crossing at Grand Gulf, rapidly consolidating a beachhead. Confederate troops under General John Pemberton stood ready to defend the city, along with a stream of rebel reinforcements arriving at Jackson, some 40 miles east. 

Our campaign begins in the first week of May 1863, as Grant's army prepares to march. 

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Gibraltar of the West is our first campaign supplement, available as a free PDF download as a "Thank You" to all our players. Before you give the campaign a try, enjoy this photo-packed AAR from one of the play-tests.
And if you want to know how to make your own magnetic game board like the one seen in this report,
just ​follow our simple, inexpensive tutorial.

Opening Moves


TURNS 1 - 2

The Battle of
​Edwards Station


Turn 2 Tabletop Battle

The Mid-Game


Turns 3 - 7

The Battle of
​Raymond


Turn 7 Tabletop Battle

The End Game


Turn 7
ALTAR of FREEDOM
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