“Total War and the American Civil War Reconsidered: The End of an Outdated Master Narrative.” Journal of the Civil War Era 1 (Fall 2011): 394 408. The American Civil War was an internal conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 within the U.S. The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861 1865. James M. McPherson (1996), Drawn With the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War For the North, total war in my opinion was necessary. In general, the most deadly conflicts have been fought on ideological grounds in revolutions and civil and religious wars. As will any agents in their armies and the regions their standing in. His “total war” strategy would bring the South to its knees and hasten the end of the long and bloody conflict. In the south at least, it earned the title of “total war.” Source: John Keegan (1987), The Mask of Command. Total war, military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory, as distinguished from limited war. This masterly campaign comprised a series of cat-and-mouse moves by the rival commanders. The Civil War may be classified as a “total war,” where total war represents an evolution in the manner in which war up to that point in time had been historically waged. Why was the Civil War fought? Nine successive defensive positions were taken up by Johnston. But with Rome 2 the event is random, so you can never really be safe as you cant defend everywhere. At its core, total war describes a form of conflict that depends on a high intensity and broad extension of violence due to the unrestricted use of weapons and resources. For Rome: Total War on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Triggering the Civil War". Not necessarily the ill treatment of civilians, but they needed to invade the South and break her will. if CA would do a victorian total war an american civil war campaign would be awesome, plus the US would have those units in the game anyways, why did they have to … The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion. I think the American Civil War would be very cool as a Total War Saga title, but not as a main entry in the franchise. All other agents and regions then have a chance to join the civil war faction. Shogun 2 had realm divide but you could manage that because you could tell which provinces would rebel. It was not Clausewitz’s absolute war but it was a war in which the boundary of destruction was continually expanding. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. Its definately throws a bit of an unpredictable challenge in late game. And as far as a romantic side to the behavior of the day, yes there were bad people and atrocities committed but … Neely, Mark. The Union went up against secessionists in 11 Southern states that grouped together to form the Confederate States of America. According to CA "Total War Saga titles take the grand strategy and real-time battles of a core Total War game and channel them into an intense flashpoint of history", and I think the Civil War fits into that category of that description. American Civil War - American Civil War - Sherman’s Georgia campaigns and total war: Meanwhile, Sherman was pushing off toward Atlanta from Dalton, Georgia, on May 7, 1864, with 110,123 men against Johnston’s 55,000. Ok been reading the threads and lots of people have got bits to say on the civil war aspect of game. Multiple civil wars can occur through the course of a campaign. The Union ultimately won the war, but it remains the bloodiest one in U.S. history. 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