Great that y'all are wargaming. I recommend both the French and Indian War ( aka the 7 Years War ) and the Texas Revolution if you are looking for American themes. Also remember: the Rebels (Southrons) are the Good guys, the Bluebellies are the Bad guys.

The 3 cutest girls at work were in the lunchroom. I went past them and selected a bag of cheetos from the machine. The cheetos got stuck. The girls were laughing. The mechanism is a coiled spiral and jams worse than the old M-16.  Their laughter turned to admiration as I gave the machine a shake and got my cheetos np.