American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Greetings Gentlemen,

I am a new Cadet in training. I joined the CSA because it seemed the right and honorable thing to do, considering.

I started officially wargaming back in 1977 at the young age of 11, my mother is at fault by giving me four games from the Avalon Hill Game Company called; Afrika Korps, D-Day, Bulge and Waterloo. The following summer of 1978 for my birthday I dutifully received; The Russian Campaign, PanzerBlitz, Panzer Leader, and Luftwaffe. That Christmas (1978) I got Third Reich, Anzio, France 1940 and Chancellorsville. She made sure I was set for life as a wargamer now.

Those early wargames came right after my introduction to military history (age 10) and allowed me to explore history while playing a game! The best of both worlds. I eventually went onto purchase and collect over 500 of the things. I got into SL in 1979 or 1980 and then in 1985 went full into ASL. I am still active in board wargames and play a lot on VASSAL, really just getting into the Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW) by SPI and TSR as well as MMP's SCS series of games.

I first discovered PC wargames around 1995 or so when I saw game called Steel Panthers, played the heck out of that game and then SSI went belly up and I got into Talonsoft games East Front/West Front and The Operational Art of War. I have also been a beta tester for a few game companies such as Decision Games (Computer War in Europe 2), Shrapnel Games Steel Panthers WW2 and MBT, Matrix Games (War in the East 1 & 2, Warplan, Warplan Pacific, Valor & Victory, Flashpoint) and now as a tester for WDS.

What I really love about the WDS games is the similarity and amount of games they have like how the old board game company SPI had when they were in existence. I owned a lot of SPI titles and likewise I own just about all the WDS titles except for the Naval series.

Anyway looking to have some fun playing folks here in the ACW games.

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Choosing the right side is always an easy decision, sir

Welcome to the Club!

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Gen. Blake Strickler
Confederate General-in-Chief
El Presidente 2010 - 2012

Cadet Lazov,

Welcome from a fellow SCS-VASSAL fellow. So we here as well as on CSW.

Cadet Jim Pyle

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Lt Jim Pyle
2nd Bde, 1st Div
XVII Corps
Army of the Tennessee

Thank you Sir!

Your so right in that.

Thanks for the warm welcome!

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Thank you so much Nick for such a warm welcome and it still floors me how small the world really is.

For those that might not know, Nick and I were a mere 48 or 49 miles from each other from around well at least 1966 to 1987, lol (I joined the Army in '87 and then moved out of state in '98).

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Greetings Cadet Jim!

Yes, it seems that we are SCS-VASSAL brothers in arms!

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Greetings Cadet Don

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Maj Mitchell Cole

5th Brigade 2nd Division
1st Corps
Army of Tennessee

Greetings Mitchell!

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Welcome aboard sir! Wishing you many happy gaming hours ahead!

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Major General Tim Reneau
"Gator Alley"
2nd Div, 2nd Corps
Army of Tennessee
Commanding

Thank you Sir <salute>!

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Welcome to the Club, Sir.

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Karl McEntegart
Brigadier General
Officer Commanding
Army of Tennessee





Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed.

General McEntegart <salute> !

Cadet Lazov, at your service. The South appreciates your visit here sir! May I offer you some sweet tea?

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA

Mr Lazov,

I thank you kindly for your offer of sweet tea, most hospitable of you Sir. The refreshment of choice in the AoT however tends towards something a little stronger, gotta keep dem darn mozzies and gators at bay !

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Karl McEntegart
Brigadier General
Officer Commanding
Army of Tennessee





Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed.

Brigadier General McEntegart,

Most understandable Sir, may you drink to your health and liking.

For this cadet nothing strong may whet my whistle, but cheers to you fine sir!

Cadet Lazov

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Field Lt. Don Lazov
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 1st Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia
CSA