Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign

Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign is a standalone American Civil War campaign wargame from Multi-Man Publishing in the Great Campaigns of the American Civil War series.

Product Type: Standalone American Civil War campaign wargame in the GCACW series.

The game covers Ulysses S. Grant’s 1863 campaign to capture Vicksburg, from the Union landing at Bruinsburg through the battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Big Black River, the siege of Vicksburg, and the later operations against Johnston around Jackson.

Thunder on the Mississippi uses the current GCACW Standard Basic Game Rules, with campaign-specific rules for the Vicksburg operation. The game introduces terrain features unique to the region, including loess hills and coastal bluffs, while the advanced campaign rules cover amphibious invasion, cross-country manoeuvre, and siege warfare.

The game includes eleven Basic Game scenarios and one Advanced Game campaign. Scenarios range from short introductory battles such as Port Gibson and Champion Hill to larger campaign situations covering Grant’s breakout, Confederate counter-options, the siege, and Johnston’s attempted relief efforts.

Contents include: GCACW Series Rules Booklet, Thunder on the Mississippi Rules Booklet, two 22×32 inch full-colour maps, two 280-counter sheets, one 140-counter half-sheet, Terrain Effects Chart, two full-colour Force Displays, two 4-page full-colour Charts and Tables, and two six-sided dice.