After years of taking a back seat to Ancients and Napoleonics wargaming in the United States, I am proud to state that this first issue of THE ZOUAVE heralds the beginning of a new era for Civil War' enthusiasts. For many years we have had CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLUSTRATED, and an explosion of books on the war, but none of these was geared to gaming the period. Now we have our own society and a magazine dedicated to the hobby run and assisted not only by miniatures players, but also by historians, authors, collectors, and serious students of our great struggle between the States. Now that we are a fact in the world it is extremely important to make THE ZOUAVE an ever—improving publication. All of us must strive to increase our knowledge of the Civil War and to share such knowledge with our fellow hobbyists. No magazine can exist for long with the burden being carried by a few dedicated individuals. It takes many people who are willing to give of their time and education to make the Society what it can be. It was truly heartwarming to receive so many letters congratulating us on taking on an 'overdue' project. Help us with this responsibility by writing articles! Without such assistance the American Civil Wargaming Society will become but one more good idea that never managed to ripen. This first issue is filled with Clay Cooper's and my thoughts, not because we 'love' to write, but to get the ball rolling. We have not been around as an organization long enough to have a pile of articles to sift through. For those who send articles to us for publication, please send them TYPEWRITTEN. A RARE FIND FOR FUTURE ISSUES I am extremely proud to announce that we have just purchased 22 original issues of Confederate Veteran's Magazine, a publication that existed for 40 years, starting in the 1800's. To my knowledge, with the exception of the 1894 Volume, the articles contained in CVM have not been republished for about a century. What we have acquired is a true treasure trove of information about battles, leaders, regiments, brigades, divisions, and weapons —— written by participants of the great war. The magazines are now considered public domain and may be reprinted in part or whole by us. Save your issues of THE ZOUAVE! PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS The photos of Confederate artillerists found in this issue are all courtesy of Bill Turner of Clinton, Maryland. They have appeared previously in his recently published book, 'Even More Confederate Faces', an incredible display of Confederate photography owned by Bill and other contributors. I thank him for kindly letting us use these and other photos which will appear in later issues. Inquiries for those of you interested in his book should be directed to him at: 6917 Briarcliff Dr., Clinton, MD 20735. Back to The Zouave Vol I No. 1 Table of Contents Back to The Zouave List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1987 The American Civil War Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com