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Civil War: 1861
Also known as Civil War: 1861, civil war 1861, civil-war-1861
Civil War: 1861 covers the opening battles of the American Civil War. The game covers both the small and large actions of that momentous year, starting with the battle at ‘Big Bethel’, on to the comparatively vast engagements at ‘Bull Run’ and ‘Wilson’s Creek’.
Last update
20 May 2026
Latest update
Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
7 updates
December 2021
- Civil War: 1861 = version 4.1.3 updateChange: The bonus 'Fowards!' Campaign is now available to all players without requiring an email registration. Fix: The campaign names did not always display correctly in the campaign victory display.
October 2021
- Civil War: 1861 Version 4.1.1 UpdateFix: Some sound effects not playing following the last update.
September 2021
- Civil War: 1861 v4.1.0 UpdateChange: A reduction in the download size. Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols. Change: Improved A.I. opponent. Fix: A critical issue displaying the curved loss meters after the pre…
May 2018
- AchievementsAchievements are now live.
February 2018
- Historical ModeAdded a whole new way to play 'Historical mode'. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resul…
- Historical ModeAdded a whole new way to play 'Historical mode'. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resul…
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