I've had the contour lines done on the larger Pickett's Mill campaign map for a while. In two days I've knocked out the opposing forces as they stood at dawn on the day of the battle, May 27th 1864.

Time for Pickett's Mill

I've spent the last three months working on Historic Imagination products. First, I've released a Civil War scenario book that features eleven fictional scenarios. They are pick-up games, and are not meant to re-fight a specific battle. Instead they allow players to explore tactical situations often encountered during the war without players knowing every detail about the battle beforehand.

I've also released a new line of American Civil War flags, for use with miniature games.

Historic Imagination Civil War Flags

I occasionally have to go off on tangents and work on the money-making aspects of my hobby to pay for the expenses. Enough of that for now. Its time to start work on the Pickett's Mill section. I've been busy on that front on the research side. I've been to the battlefield several times this year, and sat down and talked to the head ranger at length about many aspects of the battle. I can't wait to get started!

Chickamauga pages are done

Well, the September 20th map pages are all done and linked together. Visually, all the map, video, and picture pages for Chickamauga are done. In the future, I will work on the individual regiment pages in the order of battle. For now though, Chickamauga is done, and its time to move on.

I feel I've accomplished something.

Review of River of Death

A great review of The River of Death: Regimental Wargaming Scenarios for the Battle of Chickamauga by Brett Schulte over at his blog The Order of Civil War Obsessively Compulsed.

The Order of Civil War Obsessively Compulsed River of Death Review

Near the end

Finally finished up the Chickamauga September 20th maps. Now I have to resize and organize the maps, create the web pages, and put them all together. I'm hoping to do a lot of that in the next month. After the Sept. 20th map section is completed most of the Chickamauga work will be done. I'll finish up the unit pages and the monument section at a later time. Pickett's Mill and Fort Pulaski are next.

September 20th Maps

Still busy working on the Battle of Chickamauga September 20th maps. Progress is going faster than I expected. I had previously made the maps up through 12:30 PM, when I stopped and put up the Allatoona Pass and Chickamauga Day 1 sections. It only took me a week and and half to revise those Sept. 20th maps with new information I've received since then. Here are two of the maps.

The situation in Brotherton Field, scene of the Confederate breatkthrough, at 11:10 AM. The Confederate attack is just starting.


This one shows the attack of Breckinridge's Division at Kelly Field at 11:10 AM.

September 20th

Hard at work on the September 20th maps.