Robert E. Lee: Civil War General of a trend toward ease-of-use in the computer wargame genre spurred by "Panzer General"s commercial success. He further noted that Impressions " 'borrowed' half the title" from SSI's game. T. Liam McDonald of "PC Gamer US" likewise reported that the "Civil War General" title was chosen to capitalize on the commercial performance of "Panzer General" and "Allied General". "Civil War General" was based on Robert E. Lee's campaign against the Army of the Potomac because of his popularity among Civil War enthusiasts, and because Fiske believed that this confrontation "converts to computer gameplay better than any other" from the period.
Foods of the American Civil War Foods of the American Civil War Foods of the American Civil War were the provisions during the American Civil War with which both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to keep their soldiers provisioned adequately. According to "Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics," written by a U.S. Army officer from the South before the war, the rations for a soldier during this time usually included: This would be supplemented by (per 100 rations): The most common field rations issued to individual soldiers were salt pork and hardtack, both of which were designed to withstand field conditions without deteriorating. Excess salt