-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Of Possible Soloist Interest
Archives
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
Categories
- Air gaming
- Battle reports
- Board games
- Computer games
- Current projects
- From the editor
- Gaming conventions
- Latest issue of LW
- Lone Warrior website
- Movies
- Naval gaming
- Other blogs, sites
- Painting
- Periods – American Civil War
- Periods – Ancient
- Periods – Colonial
- Periods – Dark Ages
- Periods – Eighteenth century
- Periods – Fantasy
- Periods – General history
- Periods – Medieval
- Periods – Modern
- Periods – Napoleonic
- Periods – Nineteenth century
- Periods – Pike and Shot
- Periods – Pulp era
- Periods – Renaissance
- Periods – Science fiction
- Periods – Twentieth century
- Periods – World War I
- Periods – World War II
- Role-playing games
- Solo wargaming
- Uncategorized
- Wargaming
- What's new
Meta
Category Archives: Periods – American Civil War
Lessons from the American Civil War in European Warfare?
by Rob Morgan Website manager’s note: Please see the original post and comments for context. George ponders on lessons learned in the American conflict which were applied by European armies in 1870? It’s a big question, though many European nations … Continue reading
A Sample Article for December
This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is by Graham Empson and is titled “American Civil War: A Veteran Solo Wargamer’s Perspective on Tactics”. The author presents a thoroughly researched look at a variety of factors and … Continue reading
Posted in Periods - American Civil War
Comments Off on A Sample Article for December
Seeking Information About the CSS St. Patrick
Rob Morgan writes: One of my fellow naval wargame enthusiasts in the Naval Wargames Society is ‘desperately seeking’ a little information about a submersible, more accurately an ‘awash’ boat called the St. Patrick built in the Confederacy. It was used, … Continue reading
Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - American Civil War
Comments Off on Seeking Information About the CSS St. Patrick
Pea Ridge revisited
By George Arnold Recently, I had an opportunity to take my almost 11-year-old grandson on a driving tour of the Pea Ridge battlefield. He’s already showing a serious interest in history, and we had planned this trip long before the … Continue reading
Posted in Periods - American Civil War
5 Comments
50 years’ worth of ACW rule ideas
Graham Empson has distilled his more than 50 years of ACW solo gaming into a comprehensive set of mechanics/rules for the period. Lots and lots of ideas. It’s on the Complete Rule Sets page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - American Civil War, Solo wargaming
Comments Off on 50 years’ worth of ACW rule ideas
The blockade runner ‘Mars’
By Rob Morgan The very thorough comment on what colour blockade runners were painted means I’ll have to repaint my small 1/1200th collection of them, after 30 years of, well, admittedly fairly infrequent use on the wargames table! Thorough, very, … Continue reading
Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - American Civil War, Periods - Nineteenth century
Comments Off on The blockade runner ‘Mars’
ACW easy rules have been added
Kevin White’s rules for the American Civil War, “The Blue and Gray,” have now been added. They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - American Civil War
Comments Off on ACW easy rules have been added
A question about ACW blockade runners
By Rob Morgan In my collection of 1/1200th American Civil War models, I have a number of blockade runners, rarely used in any game, but I like them. Mars and Banshee are delightful models, made by Skytrex and Navwar ages … Continue reading
Posted in Naval gaming, Periods - American Civil War
2 Comments
Simple Horse and Musket rules added
The latest rules to be added to this blog are George Arnold’s Horse and Musket rules, with movement and combat factors for Napoleonics and for the American Civil War. They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - American Civil War, Periods - Napoleonic
Comments Off on Simple Horse and Musket rules added
A sample article for September
This month’s offering from past Lone Warriors is “Blockade Runner.” In the article, Jeffrey G. Chorney explains his own design for a board/miniatures game set during the American Civil War. It’s on the Sample Articles page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Board games, Naval gaming, Periods - American Civil War
Comments Off on A sample article for September