American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

In the Western Theater officers are actively discouraged from bringing wives and or sweethearts on campaign. It is my view that along with tall hats wives/sweetheart on campaign can severely weaken not only an officers fighting spirit, but also his immoral wellbeing.
I have been receiving some feed back from some of my officers that my policy is unfair and this being the 1860’s , maybe I am becoming just a bit too old fashioned in my views. So I am willing to listen to my peers in the club. I am curious if any other commanders have similar policy on wives and sweethearts within their commands - your views gents?

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General Cam McOmish

Brigade Commander
Alabama State Volunteers
Cleburne's Division
Hardee's Corps
(1/1/1)
Army of Tennessee
Confederate States of America

Well, the problem is that you CANNOT ALLOW wives and sweethearts on campaign.

BUT, you can ALLOW wives OR sweethearts.

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General Ernie Sands
President ACWGC -Sept 2015- Dec 2020
7th Brigade, 1st Division, XVI Corps, AoT
ACWGC Records Site Admin

"If you do not know where you are going, any road will take you there."

The immoral wellbeing of our Officers remains among the highest priorities of the Army of Georgia!

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General Prax Swan
1/3/III ANV

I favor the idea. Preparation of food would immediately improve. Washing of clothes would increase in both frequency and quality. Filthy language would disappear. Games of chance likewise.

. . . and if we could teach the ladies to skirmish, we'd all get a lot more sleep.

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Your Obedient Servant,
Lt Gen Dwight McBride
Ist Division/1st Brigade
V Corps/AOP/USA

We have a general rule in the AoA....If she is very good looking, cooks, can pull a cannon or can carry two 12 lb. cannon balls under her arms and load a musket at the double quick....she can go.....all the fat ugly women who can not meet these requirements go up north to help the Yanks out....The purpose of the fat ugly women going north is to get the Yanks fat from their cooking and make them easier slower targets.....

Gen. John Dragan AoA

I always thought you Southern boys left your wives and sweethearts at home so you wouldn't confuse them with the mules...not that it would bother some of you Rebels much..

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General Mark Nelms

3/2/XX/AoC "Blackhawk Brigade"

Union Military Academy Instructor