Basic Sketch of new rules variant.

OK, rwo basic forces have been based. They just need a lick of paint in the morning and I'll be ready to play. 

Once again preexisting assets have torpedoed a few of what seemed like reasonable decisions. The subject of grid or grid free has been up in the air with a bias  towards gridded but I would have to replace all my favorite  buildings  or go with too few large squares. My existing units vary in size which makes a 1 unit per grid solution awkward as well as any system with rules based on fixed unit sizes. Luckily, the rules were originally based on Morschauser's rules where each stand is a unit and regiments meaningless groups of stands for colour.   So its 1 stand units and no grid. Dropping the grid and working with multiple small units has allowedme to go back 15 years to variable moves for groups of stands as a form of command control. 

What follows is not even a rough draft but rather an outline or summary skipping many details, explanations and rationale, just enough to test the new bases in battle. Not sure about a title, like Hearts of Tin it is a development of Morschauser Meets MacDuff but closer and leaning in the other direction.

1. Aim: Solo Non-European mid19th century, horse and musket, division or smaller sized, wargame rules suitable for fighting scenarios or for games based on actions from War of 1812, Mexican American War, Indian Mutiny, American Civil War and others. Each 60x60 stand is a game “unit" of 200-400 men. Player is “army” commander, unit commanders are assumed to be handling details. Brigade Commanders coordinate and motivate units.
2. Formation is 1 unit or else Commander and 2 or more units touching and aligned. Must maintain formation when moving but units may detach before move.  May rearrange units instead of moving.(eg column to line).
3. Movement. Roll per formation. Announce intention before roll. 2d6” for infantry or artillery. 3d6” for cavalry, horse arty +d6 for cavalry charge.  x½ in broken ground or if infantry in difficult. May not move closer than 1” to enemy unit or enemy held terrain unless charging.
4. Shooting. Infantry long range is shooting by skirmish screen
1. 2 dice close range,  1 die long range. 5,6 hits +1 superior firepower, -1 inferior firepower.
2. ½ dice vs troops in cover, lt inf and cavalry
3. ½ dice if shaken
4. Range: musket 3”/6”, rifle 6”/12”, arty 12”/36”
5. Give ground. Target unit may cancel ½ hits by retreating in disorder.

5. Charge Resolution. Charge is move to contact. Must begin move facing enemy, if starting to enemy’s front may only charge the front. Align after combat. After all moves, shooting and rallies done resolve charges. Attacker picks order of fights. Both sides roll 4 dice per unit. 5,6 hits, +1shock troops, -1 inferior melee ½ dice if attacking cover or over obstacle or if shaken, disordered or flanked. +1 d per supporting unit. Must be touching but not in melee If attacker scores more hits defender retreats, o/w attacker retreats in disorder. Disorder must rally next turn may not shoot or move. If shaken rout.
6. Morale. Avg 4, elite 5, poor 3. hits = morale = shaken replace hits with shaken marker. Shaken shoots and fights with ½ dice . Shaken unit defeated in melee routs. If hits again = morale then unit destroyed for game purpose. Shaken unit cannot recover during game.
7. Rally. No move or shoot. Roll 1 die. 5,6 remove 1 hit.   +1 Elite or gen with. -1 Militia

Commander. Enables Formation move, add 1 to rally if attached, add 1 die in charge combat, 1=cdr removed.