The Bluecoats: North & South

The South always seems to have the advantage, being closer to the reinforcements in North Carolina, except for 1864 when the North appears to have the advantage. If you want to get this quick play on easy with everything turned off in the settings menu before selecting the year, unless you find using the minigames easier (I think they take longer). At this point, the game turns basically into Risk. Try to have the advantage by attacking enemies with larger units. The object of the game is to destroy all the enemy armies and take one state after that. Keep the AI from earning money by taking forts or placing your troops on the rails between their forts. If they can't earn gold and you have North Carolina, there is no way for the Ai to gain more troops, and so at that point, you can destroy the enemy armies without worrying about them making a run for your train or forts.