Robert E. Lee: Civil War General Robert E. Lee: Civil War General Robert E. Lee: Civil War General is a 1996 computer wargame developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. Set during the American Civil War, it tasks the player with leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to victory against the Union Army of the Potomac. Impressions sought to make "Civil War General" accessible to wargame newcomers by streamlining its gameplay, and the "Panzer General" series was a reference point for its design and title. "Civil War General" was a commercial success and the best-selling wargame of 1996. Critics noted its accessibility compared
Sex in the American Civil War history "Women and the Civil War: Their Heroism and Their Sacrifice" prominently featured an entire chapter on the female soldiers of the war. Although it establishes the fact that women warriors were clearly objects of curiosity for the American public, Moore significantly softened and romanticised their experiences in order to make them more palatable to a general audience. For instance, Moore refers to one particular female soldier as an “American Joan of Arc”, attempting to frame her wartime exploits within a recognisable paradigm of holy war and divine inspiration. Regardless of generally warm popular opinion, however, female soldiers actually faced