Attack/Defend- This mode would probably give us the most realism possible in the game in my opinion as far as line combat goes.The defenders are tasked with defending a particular objective such as burside's bridge or bloody lane. Defenders can spawn a much more limited amount times than the attackers. The attackers must come from a single direction in waves spawned every 3-5 minutes or as determined by a commander to maximize numbers in each wave( with a wave limit of course). The objective cannot be held or captured without regimental colors being held aloft in the objective area. If the defenders colors are captured it will be an instant loss if the attackers are captured it will cost 1 wave to spawn another standard in addition to the wave used to spawn the rest of the players. This will force players to gravitate around the colors and will make the colors a prime target much as they were in the war.
Sharpshooter's Nest- This will be a very challenging mode where the Sharpshooter (SS for the sake of this post) team will be holed up in a strong defensive position such as a courtyard, house, farm, or rifle pits such as the ones historically dug around Burnside's bridge. The SS will consist of a few sharshooter rifles with the balance armed with standard issue weapons. The SS team will have a smaller amount of players lets say 60% of the attacking force. There will be no respawns in this mode. The attacking force will spawn in an area about 1200-1500 yards distant from the Nest.
The Hornets nest- This mode is loosely inspired by the Hornets nest during the battle of Shiloh. This mode will place both teams in a heavily wooded area and task them with capturing a central objective. Again capturing the objective will require regimental colors to be held aloft while in the object are. This will yet again force players to gravitate around the colors and will make the colors a prime target much as they were in the war.
Heres just a few ideas but i think the colors idea will be a fantastic way to force players to get in Line and rally around the colors