Robert E. Lee: Civil War General to other games in its genre; several praised it for combining simplified mechanics and depth, while "Computer Games Strategy Plus" found it overly shallow. In 1997, "Civil War General" was followed by a sequel, "". A third game was planned, but was cancelled due to low sales projections. "Robert E. Lee: Civil War General" is a computer wargame with turn-based gameplay, which unfolds on a hex map playing field. Set during the American Civil War, the game casts players in the role of General Robert E. Lee, and tasks them with leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to victory
Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War Jesse James, "Tinker Dave" Beaty, Archie Clement, Silas M. Gordon, Champ Ferguson, Charles R. Jennison, James Montgomery, Joseph C. Porter, and George M. Todd. Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War followed the same general patterns of irregular warfare conducted in 19th century Europe. Structurally, they can be divided into three different types of operations—the so-called 'People's War', 'partisan warfare', and 'raiding warfare'. Each has distinct characteristics that were common practice during the Civil War years (1861–1865). The concept of a 'People's war,' first described by von Clausewitz in his classic treatise "On