tˌiːˌɛsˈɛs wʌzðə fˈɜːst ʌv wʌt wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈeɪt ˌɛspˌiːˈaɪ wˈɔːɹɡeɪmz ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, kˈɔːld ɡɹˈeɪt bˈæɾəlz ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ dʒˈiːbˈækwə.
TSS was the first of what would become a series of eight SPI wargames about the American Civil War, called Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW).