Civil War Chess Set by The Franklin MintOffered here is an original Civil War Chess Set manufactured by The Franklin Mint. The chess set contains 32 Pewter portrait sculptures mounted atop solid Brass Pedestals with Grey and Blue enameled embellishments The set is complete and in excellent condition. The brightly finished playing area has a dark Mahogany encasement. The top of chess board lifts up to reveal separate storage compartments for each of the thirty-two chess pieces. The Chess Board Measures 14.5″ x 14.5″. The set is in excellent condition.The Union army consists of the following characters.The King: Ulysses S. GrantThe Queen: Clara BartonThe Bishops: George, G. Meade; William Tecumseh ShermanThe Knights: Philip Henry Sheridan; George Armstrong CusterThe Rooks: The CannonThe Pawns, Wisconsin’s Iron Brigade: Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Dana Greene, Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, David Glasgow Farragut, John Gibbon and George McClellan The Confederate army consists of the following charactersThe King: Robert E. LeeThe Queen: Belle BoydThe Bishops: Pierre G. Beauregard; Thomas “Stonewall” JacksonThe Knights: Joseph Wheeler; Jeb StuartThe Rooks: MortarsThe Pawns, The Stonewall Brigade Out of New York City Estate

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