To Take Washington: Jubal Early's Summer 1864 Campaign

The Line of Battle series rules are the pinnacle of over 30 years of development starting with the Civil War Brigade Series and its follow-on Regimental Sub-Series. The Line of Battle system and battle-specific rules incorporate fresh research while discarding the mistaken assumptions and false impressions. Above all, Line of Battle is designed to capture the free-for-all nature of an American Civil War battle in a fun, fast, and very playable format.

To Take Washington is a new Line of Battle series game covering Jubal Early’s campaign during the summer of 1864. From June into July, Old Jube swept out of the Shenandoah Valley and across the Potomac River to advance on Washington DC. By threatening the Federal capital, Early and the Confederate command hoped to divert forces from Grant’s Overland Campaign, relieving the pressure on Richmond.

Historically, Early narrowly defeated Lew Wallace on the Monocacy River, outside of Frederick, MD. However, this "victory" cost him precious time and manpower. Though he went on to test the outer forts protecting Washington itself (mainly at Fort Stevens), Early was too weak and too late to take advantage of the once-denuded nature of the fortress garrisons.

To Take Washington includes twelve scenarios, with one entry point for the full two-battle Campaign Game. Ten of the scenarios use only one map (either a portion of the Monocacy map set, or the single Fort Stevens map).

• Three 22" x 34" game maps
• Two countersheets
• Line of Battle Rulebook (v2.0)
• Two Line of Battle Charts and Tables (v2.0) booklets
• To Take Washington game-specific rulebook
• Two play aid cards
• Two 6-sided Dice