We originally planned for the mod to start at 1861, since the American Civil War was the first stance of modern warfare that's represented with the HOI4 engine. The army I sent over: State of the war when my units arrived … About Hoi4 German Civil War Cheese. they are cheap and good to defend land forts and if they switch side at the start of the Civil War, they are lot less problematic to deal with than regulars or armored divisions.