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A Hellish Fight: The Battle for Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863

A Hellish Fight: The Battle for Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863 2026

Design Paul Rohrbaugh Art Bruce Yearian Publisher High Flying Dice Games
10.0 /10
BGG rating
1–2
Players
150–180
Minutes
12
Age
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“There is nothing but a corporal’s guard in the fort. Go and take possession of it.” –Admiral Dahlgren to Commander Thomas H. Stevens, leader of the naval assault group to take Fort Sumter.

Following the capture of Fort Wagner on September 7th, and the protracted bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Union navy’s ironclads as well as army land batteries, an assault to take the fort’s ruins was planned. Admiral Dahlgren and General Gilmore both felt that securing Fort Sumter’s capture would not only lead to Charleston’s surrender, but send a clear signal that the Confederacy’s days were numbered.

For all those who play A Hellish Fight, learn and enjoy!

—description from the publisher

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Categories
Civil War Wargame
Mechanics
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BGG ratings
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refreshed Sep 6, 2026
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